Angle of Repose - Penguin Modern Classics
Angle of Repose - Penguin Modern Classics
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Published:
30 March, 2006
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Description
An iconic novel of the American West — a deeply moving narrative of one family and the traditions of the past
Lyman Ward is a retired professor of history and author of books about the Western frontier, who returns to his ancestral home of Grass Valley, California, in the Sierra Nevada. Living with a debilitating bone disease, he embarks on a search of monumental proportions, as he strives to rediscover the life of his grandmother – now long dead – who made her own journey to Grass Valley nearly a hundred years earlier. But as he explores his grandmother's history, Lyman's great quest also leads him deep into the dark shadows of his own life.
Winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Angle of Repose is Wallace Stegner’s masterpiece and a fascinating glimpse into frontier-era America.
With an Introduction by JACKSON J. BENSON
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780141188003 |
| ISBN10 | 0141188006 |
| Number Of Pages | 640 |
| Item Weight | 436 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 27 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
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Two stories, past and present, merge to produce what important fiction must: a sense of the enhancement of life . -- Los Angeles Times
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Author's Bio
Born in Iowa in 1909, Wallace Stegner was an American novelist, short story writer, environmentalist and historian. He is the author of 30 books including Angle of Repose (1971) and The Spectator Bird (1977). He received a Pulitzer Prize, a US National Book Award, several O. Henry prizes, and the 1980 Robert Kirsch award from the Los Angeles Times for lifetime literary achievements. He died in a car accident in 1993.