Plainsong

Author: Kent Haruf

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  • : $29.99 AUD
  • : 9780375705854
  • : Random House USA Inc
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  • : 0.272
  • : July 1999
  • : 203mm X 133mm X 19mm
  • : United States
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  • : Kent Haruf
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  • : Paperback
  • : Abridged edition
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  • : 813.54
  • : very good
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Barcode 9780375705854
9780375705854

Description

" Ambitious, but never seeming so, Kent Haruf reveals a whole community as he interweaves the stories of a pregnant high school girl, a lonely teacher, a pair of boys abandoned by their mother, and a couple of crusty bachelor farmers. From simple elements, Haruf achieves a novel of wisdom and grace--a narrative that builds in strength and feeling until, as in a choral chant, the voices in the book surround, transport, and lift the reader off the ground." -FROM THE CITATION FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

Awards

Short-listed for L.A. Times Book Prize (Fiction) 1999.

Author description

Kent Haruf s honors include a Whiting Foundation Award, a Stegner Award, a Frank Waters Award, and a special citation from the PEN/Hemingway Foundation. His novel "Plainsong "won the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award, the "Los Angeles Times" Book Prize, and the "New Yorker" Book Award. He lives with his wife, Cathy, in his native Colorado."