![]() But Bahr adds layers of emotional and psychological complexity that lend heft and grit to his tale. In its simplest form, "The Year of Jubilo" is about a homecoming. He has also played the part of a Civil War reenactor, so he shares, in no small measure, the national fascination with this "watershed of our history," as he calls it. First, in his debut novel, "The Black Flower" (1997) and now again with "The Year of Jubilo," which tells of a soldier returning home at war's end.īahr was born in Mississippi, lives in Tennessee, and had five ancestors who served in the Army of Northern Virginia. A writer of uncommonly beautiful phrases and compelling characters, he has twice managed to convey truths about the human condition within the confines of the American Civil War. It must ring with historical accuracy but not put people to sleep.Īuthor Howard Bahr has mastered that delicate balance. ![]() It must be true to its time period and still hold interest for modern readers. THE YEAR OF JUBILO By Howard Bahr Henry Holt 376 pp., $25 ![]()
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