So Much Blue: A Novel Summary
Everett, Percival

So Much Blue: A Novel Overview

Percival Everett’s realistic fiction novel, So Much Blue, interweaves three distinct episodes in the life of a painter named Kevin Pace. The first section describes Kevin’s trip to El Salvador in 1979, when the country was on the cusp of a brutal civil war; the second chronicles Kevin’s affair in Paris with a young watercolor painter; and the third examines Kevin’s relationship with his family members and his work. Everett explores themes of deception, intimacy, free expression, and redemption.