(c) Christopher Dickey Deliverance by James Dickey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. Deliverance by James Dickey in DJVU, FB2, FB3 download e-book. James Dickey: Deep Deliverance A personal site devoted to some of James Dickey's writing, thinking, living and loving. This copy wasn't scanned correctly...half of the book has text missing from the pages. But I trust that it did not happen, that it is not a true account of an appalling incident disguised as a piece of fiction. Widely regarded as one of the major mid-century American poets, James Dickey was born in 1923 in Atlanta, Georgia. It is as if you are reading about something that actually happened to the author, to James Dickey. He is known for his sweeping historical vision and eccentric poetic style. A personal site devoted to some of James Dickey's writing, thinking, living and loving. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of it's content suppliers and protected by US and international copyright laws. Here you will find bits of his poetry, a few lines from his books, images of his life, and memories from his friends. The theme “the passing of the torch” seemed to stand out in my mind more and more as the novel concluded. One star for the scan, not the novel itself. In the novel Deliverance, by James Dickey, the themes of man and his mind set are pondered upon many times. There are moments in “Deliverance”, especially in its darkest places, that seem almost too real. Perhaps due to an extemporaneous line in the movie version of Deliverance (it "jokingly" compares the slaughter of a pig to the experience of rape, and is not in the book), James Dickey's masterpiece has become the butt of jokes about "mutant rednecks" in Jeff Foxworthy stand-up routines and the like. If you are teaching James Dickey or studying James Dickey, this is a good place to start. Throughout the novel, three of the characters seemed to rely on the fourth character… Welcome to our site, dear reader! Here you will find bits of his poetry, a few lines from his books, images of his life, and memories from his friends. Get an ad-free experience with special benefits, and directly support Reddit.