Grand Avenue: A Novel in Stories: 65 - Brossura

Sarris, Greg

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ISBN 10: 0806148349 ISBN 13: 9780806148342

Casa editrice: Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 2015

Riassunto

Grand Avenue runs through the center of the Northern California town of Santa Rosa. One stretch of it is home not only to Pomo Indians making a life outside the reservation but also to Mexicans, blacks, and some Portuguese, all trying to find their way among the many obstacles in their turbulent world.

Bound together by a lone ancestor, the lives of the American Indians form the core of these stories—tales of healing cures, poison, family rituals, and a humor that allows the inhabitants of Grand Avenue to see their own foibles with a saving grace.

A teenage girl falls in love with a crippled horse marked for slaughter. An aging healer summons her strength for one final song. A father seeks a bond with his illegitimate son. A mother searches for the power to care for her cancer-stricken daughter’s spirit. Here is a tapestry of lives rendered with the color, wisdom, and a quest for meaning that are characteristic of the traditional storytelling in which they are rooted, a tradition Sarris grew up hearing and learning. Vibrant with the emotions and realities of a changing world, these narratives—the basis of an HBO miniseries—are all equally stunning and from the heart.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of Oklahoma Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0806148349
• ISBN 13: 9780806148342
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 230