The Greenlanders [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Smiley, Jane

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1400095468 ISBN 13: 9781400095469

Casa editrice: Anchor, 2005

Riassunto

In fourteenth-century Greenland, a small Norse settlement struggles for survival through increasingly harsh winters, famine, witchcraft, and a tragic feud between the family of Asgeir Gunnarsson and one of his neighbors. Reprint.

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Recensione:

“Impressive. . . . Haunting. . . . She is a diverse and masterly writer.” –The New York Times Book Review

 

“An epic masterpiece. . . . Spellbinding.” –Newsday

 

“A sprawling, multi-generational, heroic Norse narrative.” –Chicago Tribune

 

“Totally compelling. . . . Fascinating. . . . In the manner of the big books of the nineteenth century, in which complex family and community matters unravel–Dickens, Dumas, Tolstoy–The Greenlanders sweeps the reader along. . . . Smiley is a true storyteller.” –The Washington Post

L'autore:

Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and most recently, Golden Age, the concluding volume of The Last Hundred Years trilogy. She is also the author of five works of nonfiction and a series of books for young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. She lives in Northern California.

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• Editore: Anchor
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1400095468
• ISBN 13: 9781400095469
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 608