The Master Butchers Singing Club: A Novel - Brossura

Erdrich, Louise

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ISBN 10: 0060935332 ISBN 13: 9780060935337

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2004

Riassunto

Having survived World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns to his quiet German village and marries the pregnant widow of his best friend, killed in action. With a suitcase full of sausages and a master butcher's precious knife set, Fidelis sets out for America. In Argus, North Dakota, he builds a business, a home for his family -- which includes Eva and four sons -- and a singing club consisting of the best voices in town. When the Old World meets the New -- in the person of Delphine Watzka -- the great adventure of Fidelis's life begins. Delphine meets Eva and is enchanted. She meets Fidelis, and the ground trembles. These momentous encounters will determine the course of Delphine's life, and the trajectory of this brilliant novel.

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Recensione:

“Emotionally resonant.” (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times)

“Miraculous ...[Erdrich is] at the peak of powers as a writer ... Her work is as melodious as ever.” (Boston Globe)

“An enrapturing plunge into the depths of the human heart.” (Washington Post Book World)

“[A] masterpiece... Erdrich never hits a false note.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

“Louise Erdrich’s rousing and radiant new novel THE MASTER BUTCHERS SINGING CLUB is all kinds of lovely.” (Newsweek)

“Each moment and its particulars dazzles ... Fidelis and firm-bellied Delphine and the rest [of the characters] are masterworks.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“THE MASTER BUTCHERS SINGING CLUB can surely be cast as the most wrenching and wise of Erdrich’s nine novels.” (Miami Herald)

“A brilliantly layered look at war’s costs ...Daring, graceful, comprehending and, rooted in the great plains, uniquely American.” (Kansas City Star)

“The Master Butchers Singing Club reveals on of our finest writers at the peak of her considerable powers.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

“Rich and vibrant ...Magnificent.” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

L'autore:

Louise Erdrich is the author of fourteen novels as well as volumes of poetry, short stories, children's books, and a memoir of early motherhood. Her novel The Round House won the 2012 National Book Award. She lives in Minnesota, where she owns the bookstore Birchbark Books.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060935332
• ISBN 13: 9780060935337
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416