Books
February, 1982
Larry Woiwode's new novel. Poppa John (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), is not easy to read. It revolves around an elderly actor known for his soapopera role as Poppa John. He was let go from his job and has been unemployed for a year. Most of the novel takes place two days before Christmas, when Poppa John and his wife, Celia, go out oto shop for Christmas presents. They are poor and, in many ways, desperate. Woiwode lets us see how Poppa John's life is coming apart at its seams, and he does this as i...
