Ezekiel Farragut is a college professor, a drug-addict and a murderer. Locked in
Falconer State Penitentiary, he struggles through tormenting visits from his wi
fe, the burden of memory and guilt, and the brutal monotony of his surroundings
to retain his humanity, eventually finding the possibility of redemption through
an affair with a fellow prisoner. Considered by many to be Cheever's masterpiec
e, Falconer is a tour de force from one of America's greatest storytellers.
