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Book Moby Lick s Revenge

Download or read book Moby Lick s Revenge written by Cynthia Alvarez and published by . This book was released on 1996-10-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Moby Dick  Unabridged    D  H  Lawrence s critique of Moby Dick

Download or read book Moby Dick Unabridged D H Lawrence s critique of Moby Dick written by Herman Melville and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 1484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Herman Melville's iconic work, 'Moby-Dick (Unabridged) + D. H. Lawrence's critique of Moby-Dick', readers are transported into the depths of the sea through the journey of Captain Ahab and his relentless pursuit of the great white whale, Moby Dick. Melville's use of rich symbolism, intricate character development, and deep exploration of themes such as revenge, obsession, and the struggle between man and nature make this novel a classic in American literature. The blending of the unabridged text with D. H. Lawrence's insightful critique offers readers a unique perspective on Melville's work, enhancing the overall reading experience. Lawrence's critique delves into the psychological motivations of the characters and provides a thought-provoking analysis of the novel's themes. Herman Melville, drawing from his own experiences as a sailor, crafts a tale that transcends time and resonates with readers of all generations. His intricate storytelling and vivid descriptions allow readers to immerse themselves in the world of whaling ships and the tumultuous sea. 'Moby-Dick (Unabridged) + D. H. Lawrence's critique of Moby-Dick' is a must-read for anyone interested in classic literature, maritime adventures, and the complexities of human nature.

Book God s Revenge

    Book Details:
  • Author : Evelyn Mundell
  • Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
  • Release : 2010-12-09
  • ISBN : 1453544976
  • Pages : 571 pages

Download or read book God s Revenge written by Evelyn Mundell and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ancient Koine Greek manuscript is discovered that sheds fresh light on a host of long-held beliefs. History professor, Etienne Naude, discovers that the past, present and future are inextricably linked and intertwined. Things are not always as they appear to be a first glance. This rollercoaster ride accelerates at an alarming pace. Our unlikely team of unlikely heroes uncovers ancient mysteries that are directing present realities. As they peel back the layers that hide the malevolent beast that has systematically burrowed into the fabric of all society from ancient times, they uncover convoluted “wheels within wheels.” At last the hidden enemy is revealed in its true reality. They discover that God’s revenge is indeed an awesome thing. We read the eye-witness testimony of a survivor – one who has witnessed this reality from the inside. He describes a sickening holocaust of epic proportions that history has conveniently swallowed up and glossed over. Man does not learn from the lessons of the past, and is viciously inhumane towards his fellow man. Our team members also see that God’s love and grace to those who obey Him, are infinite. The helter-skelter ride builds up inexorable velocity until it comes to a crashing climax, which has included the international security forces, as well as the CIA and the KGB. Life can never be the same again!

Book American Book Publishing Record

Download or read book American Book Publishing Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 1194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Critical Essays on Herman Melville s Moby Dick

Download or read book Critical Essays on Herman Melville s Moby Dick written by Brian Higgins and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in the distinguished series contains both a sizable gathering of early reviews and a broad selection of more modern scholarship as well. Among the authors of reprinted articles are Virginia Woolf, Carl Van Doren, Van Wyck Brooks, D.H. Lawrence, and Leon Howard. In addition to a substantial introduction, there are also three newly commissioned essays--by John Wenke, David S. Reynolds, and Hershel Parker. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book 180 Masterpieces of World Literature  Vol 1

Download or read book 180 Masterpieces of World Literature Vol 1 written by Jules Verne and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 19145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invest your time in reading the true masterpieces of world literature, the great works of the greatest masters of their craft, the revolutionary works, the timeless classics and the eternally moving poetry of words and storylines every person should experience in their lifetime: Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman) Siddhartha (Herman Hesse) Middlemarch (George Eliot) The Madman (Kahlil Gibran) Ward No. 6 (Anton Chekhov) Moby-Dick (Herman Melville) The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde) Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky) The Overcoat (Gogol) Ulysses (James Joyce) Walden (Henry David Thoreau) Hamlet (Shakespeare) Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) Macbeth (Shakespeare) The Waste Land (T. S. Eliot) Odes (John Keats) The Flowers of Evil (Charles Baudelaire) Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) Vanity Fair (Thackeray) Swann's Way (Marcel Proust) Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence) Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy) Two Years in the Forbidden City (Princess Der Ling) Les Misérables (Victor Hugo) The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) Pepita Jimenez (Juan Valera) The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane) A Room with a View (E. M. Forster) Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser) The Jungle (Upton Sinclair) The Republic (Plato) Meditations (Marcus Aurelius) Art of War (Sun Tzu) Candide (Voltaire) Don Quixote (Cervantes) Decameron (Boccaccio) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Dream Psychology (Sigmund Freud) The Einstein Theory of Relativity The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie) A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle) Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad) The Call of Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft) Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells) The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Call of the Wild Alice in Wonderland The Fairytales of Brothers Grimm The Fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen

Book The Cumulative Book Index

Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 2230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world list of books in the English language.

Book True Grit

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charles Portis
  • Publisher : Abrams
  • Release : 2010-11-05
  • ISBN : 1590206509
  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book True Grit written by Charles Portis and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestselling classic frontier adventure novel that inspired two award-winning films! Charles Portis has long been acclaimed as one of America’s foremost writers. True Grit, his most famous novel, was first published in 1968, and became the basis for two movies, the 1969 classic starring John Wayne and, in 2010, a new version starring Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges and written and directed by the Coen brothers. True Grit tells the story of Mattie Ross, who is just fourteen when the coward Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robs him of his life, his horse, and $150 in cash. Mattie leaves home to avenge her father’s blood. With one-eyed Rooster Cogburn, the meanest available U.S. Marshal, by her side, Mattie pursues the killer into Indian Territory. True Grit is eccentric, cool, straight, and unflinching, like Mattie herself. From a writer of true status, this is an American classic through and through.

Book 180 Masterpieces You Should Read Before You Die  Vol 1

Download or read book 180 Masterpieces You Should Read Before You Die Vol 1 written by Walt Whitman and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-04-06 with total page 19137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invest your time in reading the true masterpieces of world literature, the great works of the greatest masters of their craft, the revolutionary works, the timeless classics and the eternally moving poetry of words and storylines every person should experience in their lifetime: Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman) Siddhartha (Herman Hesse) Middlemarch (George Eliot) The Madman (Kahlil Gibran) Ward No. 6 (Anton Chekhov) Moby-Dick (Herman Melville) The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde) Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky) The Overcoat (Gogol) Ulysses (James Joyce) Walden (Henry David Thoreau) Hamlet (Shakespeare) Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) Macbeth (Shakespeare) The Waste Land (T. S. Eliot) Odes (John Keats) The Flowers of Evil (Charles Baudelaire) Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) Vanity Fair (Thackeray) Swann's Way (Marcel Proust) Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence) Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy) Two Years in the Forbidden City (Princess Der Ling) Les Misérables (Victor Hugo) The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) Pepita Jimenez (Juan Valera) The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane) A Room with a View (E. M. Forster) Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser) The Jungle (Upton Sinclair) The Republic (Plato) Meditations (Marcus Aurelius) Art of War (Sun Tzu) Candide (Voltaire) Don Quixote (Cervantes) Decameron (Boccaccio) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Dream Psychology (Sigmund Freud) The Einstein Theory of Relativity The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie) A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle) Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad) The Call of Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft) Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells) The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Call of the Wild Alice in Wonderland The Fairytales of Brothers Grimm The Fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen

Book 90 Masterpieces You Must Read  Vol 1

Download or read book 90 Masterpieces You Must Read Vol 1 written by Walt Whitman and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 19137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invest your time in reading the true masterpieces of world literature, the greatest works by the masters of their craft, the revolutionary works, the timeless classics and the eternally moving storylines every person should experience in their lifetime: Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman) Siddhartha (Herman Hesse) Middlemarch (George Eliot) The Madman: His Parables and Poems (Kahlil Gibran) Ward No. 6 (Anton Chekhov) Moby-Dick (Herman Melville) The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde) Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky) The Overcoat (Gogol) Ulysses (James Joyce) Walden (Henry David Thoreau) Hamlet (Shakespeare) Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) Macbeth (Shakespeare) The Waste Land (T. S. Eliot) Odes (John Keats) The Flowers of Evil (Charles Baudelaire) Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott) Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe) Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) Emma (Jane Austen) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) The Lady of the Camellias (Alexandre Dumas) Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) Vanity Fair (Thackeray) Dangerous Liaisons (De Laclos) The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot) Dona Perfecta (Benito Pérez Galdós) Swann's Way (Marcel Proust) Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence) David Copperfield (Charles Dickens) Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy) The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) The History of a Scoundrel or Bel-Ami (Guy de Maupassant) Two Years in the Forbidden City (Princess Der Ling) Les Misérables (Victor Hugo) The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) Pepita Jimenez (Juan Valera) The Way We Live Now (Anthony Trollope) The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane) A Room with a View (E. M. Forster) Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser) The Blazing World (Margaret Cavendish) The Jungle (Upton Sinclair) The Republic (Plato) The Golden Ass (Apuleius) Meditations (Marcus Aurelius) Art of War (Sun Tzu) Candide (Voltaire) Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes) Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass) Dream Psychology (Sigmund Freud) The Einstein Theory of Relativity by H. A. Lorentz The Science of Being Well (Wallace D. Wattles) As a Man Thinketh (James Allen) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie) A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle) Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad) The Call of Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving) Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells) The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe) The Black Cat (Edgar Allan Poe) Who Goes There? (John W. Campbell) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum) Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson) The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Holgersson (Selma Lagerlöf) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain) The Call of the Wild (Jack London) White Fang (Jack London) Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Jules Verne) Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll) The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett) A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett) The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling) Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs) The Complete Fairytales of Brothers Grimm The Complete Fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw) Botchan (Soseki Natsume) The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

Book Story Genius

Download or read book Story Genius written by Lisa Cron and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on the heels of Lisa Cron's breakout first book, Wired for Story, this writing guide reveals how to use cognitive storytelling strategies to build a scene-by-scene blueprint for a riveting story. It’s every novelist’s greatest fear: pouring their blood, sweat, and tears into writing hundreds of pages only to realize that their story has no sense of urgency, no internal logic, and so is a page one rewrite. The prevailing wisdom in the writing community is that there are just two ways around this problem: pantsing (winging it) and plotting (focusing on the external plot). Story coach Lisa Cron has spent her career discovering why these methods don’t work and coming up with a powerful alternative, based on the science behind what our brains are wired to crave in every story we read (and it’s not what you think). In Story Genius Cron takes you, step-by-step, through the creation of a novel from the first glimmer of an idea, to a complete multilayered blueprint—including fully realized scenes—that evolves into a first draft with the authority, richness, and command of a riveting sixth or seventh draft.

Book The Ultimate Book Club  180 Books You Should Read  Vol 1

Download or read book The Ultimate Book Club 180 Books You Should Read Vol 1 written by Jules Verne and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-17 with total page 19145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Book Club: 180 Books You Should Read (Vol.1) stands as a monumental anthology, capturing a broad spectrum of themes ranging from the existential queries of human existence to the whimsical flights of fantasy, encapsulating an impressive array of literary styles. This collection, curated with a discerning eye, presents an unmatched scholarly feast, knitting together the seminal works of a global literary heritage. It bridges diverse narrative voices, from the piercing social commentaries of Dickens and Sinclair to the introspective musings of Woolf and Thoreau, and from the pioneering adventures of Verne and Shelley to the psychological depths explored by Dostoevsky and Freud, offering readers a rich tapestry of human experience and imagination. The anthology shines in its ability to juxtapose the hauntingly beautiful poetry of Keats and Eliot against the sharp wit of Twain and Wilde, weaving a complex mosaic of literary genius. The eclectic mix of authors represented in this volume not only spans centuries but also crosses cultural and national boundaries, offering a vibrant panorama of literary achievements. Contributors range from the foundational figures of Western literature, such as Shakespeare and Plato, to the narrative innovations of Joyce and the mystical reflections of Gibran, collectively embodying the evolution of literary movements from the classical to the modern era. Their distinguished works, rooted in the distinct socio-political landscapes of their times, converge in this anthology to illuminate the multifaceted nature of human thought and creativity. Distilling the essence of various cultural and literary movements, this collection presents an unparalleled opportunity for readers to engage with the masterminds of literature. It invites an exploration into the profound depths of narrative art, encouraging a dialogue between past and present, between the reader and the myriad worlds encapsulated within these pages. The Ultimate Book Club: 180 Books You Should Read (Vol.1) is not merely an anthology; it is a gateway to the collective human intellect, a treasure trove that promises to enlighten, challenge, and inspire. It beckons to those eager to embark on a literary journey of unprecedented scope, offering access to the pinnacle of storytelling and critical thought. This collection is an essential compendium for the seasoned bibliophile and the novice reader alike, promising a lifelong companion in the pursuit of knowledge and the appreciation of literary artistry.

Book Blood Meridian

    Book Details:
  • Author : Cormac McCarthy
  • Publisher : Vintage
  • Release : 2010-08-11
  • ISBN : 0307762521
  • Pages : 349 pages

Download or read book Blood Meridian written by Cormac McCarthy and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-08-11 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road: an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West. Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, Blood Meridian traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.

Book Summertime Reading List  180 Books You Need to Read  Vol I

Download or read book Summertime Reading List 180 Books You Need to Read Vol I written by Walt Whitman and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 19137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This summer, during these strange strange times, immerse yourself in words that have touched all of us and will always get to the core of all of us, of every single person. Books that have made us think, change, relate, cry and laugh:_x000D_ Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)_x000D_ Siddhartha (Herman Hesse)_x000D_ Middlemarch (George Eliot)_x000D_ The Madman (Kahlil Gibran)_x000D_ Ward No. 6 (Anton Chekhov)_x000D_ Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)_x000D_ The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)_x000D_ Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky)_x000D_ The Overcoat (Gogol)_x000D_ Ulysses (James Joyce)_x000D_ Walden (Henry David Thoreau)_x000D_ Hamlet (Shakespeare)_x000D_ Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare)_x000D_ Macbeth (Shakespeare)_x000D_ The Waste Land (T. S. Eliot)_x000D_ Odes (John Keats)_x000D_ The Flowers of Evil (Charles Baudelaire)_x000D_ Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)_x000D_ Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)_x000D_ Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)_x000D_ Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)_x000D_ Vanity Fair (Thackeray)_x000D_ Swann's Way (Marcel Proust)_x000D_ Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence)_x000D_ Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)_x000D_ Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)_x000D_ Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)_x000D_ Two Years in the Forbidden City (Princess Der Ling)_x000D_ Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)_x000D_ The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)_x000D_ Pepita Jimenez (Juan Valera)_x000D_ The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)_x000D_ A Room with a View (E. M. Forster)_x000D_ Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)_x000D_ The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)_x000D_ The Republic (Plato)_x000D_ Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)_x000D_ Art of War (Sun Tzu)_x000D_ Candide (Voltaire)_x000D_ Don Quixote (Cervantes)_x000D_ Decameron (Boccaccio)_x000D_ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass_x000D_ Dream Psychology (Sigmund Freud)_x000D_ The Einstein Theory of Relativity_x000D_ The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)_x000D_ A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)_x000D_ Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)_x000D_ The Call of Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft)_x000D_ Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)_x000D_ The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)_x000D_ The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)_x000D_ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_x000D_ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn_x000D_ The Call of the Wild_x000D_ Alice in Wonderland_x000D_ The Fairytales of Brothers Grimm_x000D_ The Fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen

Book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Download or read book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil written by John Berendt and published by Random House. This book was released on 1994-01-13 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic of true crime, set in a most beguiling Southern city—now in a 30th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the author “Elegant and wicked . . . might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.”—The New York Times Book Review Shots rang out in Savannah’s grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman’s Card Club; the turbulent young gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the “soul of pampered self-absorption”; the uproariously funny drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.

Book Barkskins

    Book Details:
  • Author : Annie Proulx
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2016-11
  • ISBN : 1501164481
  • Pages : 736 pages

Download or read book Barkskins written by Annie Proulx and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-11 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Magnificent.” (Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See) From Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of The Shipping News and “Brokeback Mountain” comes her masterwork: an epic, dazzling, violent, marvelously dramatic novel about the destruction of the world’s forests. In the late seventeenth century, two penniless young Frenchmen, René Sel and Charles Duquet, arrive in Canada, then known as New France. Bound to a feudal lord, a seigneur, for three years in exchange for land, they become woodcutters—barkskins. Sel suffers extraordinary hardship, oppressed by the forest he is charged with clearing. He is forced to marry a Mi’kmaw woman, and their descendants live trapped between two hostile cultures. Duquet, crafty and ruthless, runs away from the seigneur, becomes a fur trader, then sets up a timber business. Proulx tells the stories of the descendants of Sel and Duquet over three hundred years—their travels across North America, to Europe, China and New Zealand under stunningly brutal conditions—the revenge of rivals, accidents, pestilence and cultural annihilation. Again and again, they seize what they can of a presumed infinite resource, leaving the modern-day characters face-to-face with possible ecological collapse. Proulx’s inimitable genius is her creation of characters who are so vivid—in their greed, lust, vengefulness or their compassion and hope—that we follow them with fierce attention. Annie Proulx is one of the most formidable and compelling American writers, and Barkskins is her greatest novel, a superb marriage of history and imagination.

Book The Bulletin

Download or read book The Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 1338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: