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Suttree follows Cornelius Suttree, a man living on a houseboat in Knoxville, Tennessee, after his release from prison, as he grapples with loss, existential despair, and his troubled past while interacting with marginalized characters on society's fringes. The novel explores themes of poverty, addiction, and sorrow experienced by individuals in 1950s America. This book contains references to suicide, racism, sex work, the death of a child, and addiction.