Humboldt's Gift
For years, they were the best of friends: Humboldt, a grand, erratic figure, and Charlie, a young man of frenzied and noble longings. But by the 1970s, Humboldt has died a failure, and Charlie''s success-ridden life has taken various turns for the worse. Then Humboldt acts from the grave to change Charlie''s life by leaving him something in his will.
Now Charlie is middle-aged and his days are clut...
For years, they were the best of friends: Humboldt, a grand, erratic figure, and Charlie, a young man of frenzied and noble longings. But by the 1970s, Humboldt has died a failure, and Charlie''s success-ridden life has taken various turns for the worse. Then Humboldt acts from the grave to change Charlie''s life by leaving him something in his will.
Now Charlie is middle-aged and his days are clut...
