Barkskins: Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2017 by Annie Pr

Description: Barkskins by Annie Proulx LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2017 A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR From Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain, comes her masterwork: an epic, dazzling, violent, magnificently dramatic novel about the taking down of the worlds forests. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2017A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARFrom Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain, comes her masterwork: an epic, dazzling, violent, magnificently dramatic novel about the taking down of the worlds forests. In the late seventeenth century two penniless young Frenchmen, René Sel and Charles Duquet, arrive in New France. Bound to a feudal lord, a "seigneur," for three years in exchange for land, they become wood-cutters – barkskins. René suffers extraordinary hardship, oppressed by the forest he is charged with clearing. He is forced to marry a Mikmaw woman and their descendants live trapped between two inimical cultures. But 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; Indian attacks; and cultural annihilation. Over and over again, they seize what they can of a presumed infinite resource, leaving the modern-day characters face to face with possible ecological collapse.Proulxs inimitable genius is her creation of characters who are so vivid – in their greed, lust, vengefulness, or their simple 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 magnificent marriage of history and imagination. Notes Author of the much-loved titles, Brokeback Mountain and The Shipping News, comes an epic, dazzling and dramatic novel about the taking down of the worlds forests. Blending history and imagination, it is the New York Times Book of the Year. One of the greatest American writers Independent Author Biography Annie Proulx published her first novel Postcards in 1991 at the age of 56. She is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Shipping News, the acclaimed novels Accordion Crimes and That Old Ace in the Hole, and the bestselling short story collection, Close Range. Review An ambitious novel of extraordinary power that deserves to win the biggest literary prizes and confirms Proulx as a more gifted writer than many of those deemed "great American Novelists" ***** Sunday ExpressMagnificent … might be her best book yet Anthony DoerrWonderful … A huge and brilliant novel, which takes us back to the uncompromising splendour of the natural world, and affirms Proulxs reputation as one of the greatest and toughest prose stylists writing today TLSTruly compelling … I quickly devoured it … Barkskins stays with you StylistAn enthralling story … Forest ecology, indigenous culture, sea voyages, Dutch culture, colonial and Maori culture, the logging industry: all these subjects and many more are revealed through the adventures of her characters New StatesmanProulxs commanding epic about the annihilation of our forests is nothing less than a sylvan Moby-Dick … Proulxs commanding, perspective-altering epic will be momentous BooklistMany of the fine qualities we have come to look for and expect in Proulxs writing are in evidence in Barkskins. There is comedy, grotesquery and quirkiness mixed in with startling moments of sadness and suffering … This is a big, ambitious novel that offers a new and cleverly indirect way of thinking about American history Financial TimesThe pacing of her narrative, with each generation reflecting the further depredations of man against nature, its impact on the indigenous population and the twists and turns of colonial power, delivers a slowly gathering power, accented with the dread of irrevocable change Guardian, Book of The WeekSuch is the magnetism of Proulxs narrative that theres no resisting her thundering cascade of stories Washington PostDeeply rewarding Good Housekeeping Review Quote An ambitious novel of extraordinary power that deserves to win the biggest literary prizes and confirms Proulx as a more gifted writer than many of those deemed "great American Novelists" ***** Sunday Express Magnificent ... might be her best book yet Anthony Doerr Wonderful ... A huge and brilliant novel, which takes us back to the uncompromising splendour of the natural world, and affirms Proulxs reputation as one of the greatest and toughest prose stylists writing today TLS Truly compelling ... I quickly devoured it ... Barkskins stays with you Stylist An enthralling story ... Forest ecology, indigenous culture, sea voyages, Dutch culture, colonial and Maori culture, the logging industry: all these subjects and many more are revealed through the adventures of her characters New Statesman Proulxs commanding epic about the annihilation of our forests is nothing less than a sylvan Moby-Dick ... Proulxs commanding, perspective-altering epic will be momentous Booklist Many of the fine qualities we have come to look for and expect in Proulxs writing are in evidence in Barkskins. There is comedy, grotesquery and quirkiness mixed in with startling moments of sadness and suffering ... This is a big, ambitious novel that offers a new and cleverly indirect way of thinking about American history Financial Times The pacing of her narrative, with each generation reflecting the further depredations of man against nature, its impact on the indigenous population and the twists and turns of colonial power, delivers a slowly gathering power, accented with the dread of irrevocable change Guardian, Book of The Week Such is the magnetism of Proulxs narrative that theres no resisting her thundering cascade of stories Washington Post Deeply rewarding Good Housekeeping Will have you pondering the provenance of every piece of wood you come across Anthony Doerr, Observer Feature * The magnum opus from one of Americas greatest living writers. * The Shipping News has sold 400,000 copies in the UK and was on the New York Times bestseller list for 48 weeks. The first Wyoming Stories collection Close Range: Brokeback Mountain and Other Stories was a number-one bestseller and has sold 270,000 copies in the UK. * Two major films have been based on Annie Proulxs work: The Shipping News, starring Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore and Dame Judy Dench, and Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee and starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger, which won 3 Oscars. Competition: Man Who Made Things Out Of Trees; Norwegian Wood; My Name Is Lucy Barton; Gustav Sonata; North Water; Essex Serpent; Golden Hill; Man Who Made Things Out Of Trees. George Monbiot;Jane Smiley; Arundhati Roy; Ann Patchett; Herman Melville; Colson Whitehead; Henry David Thoreau; Robert Harris; Ali Smith; Robert Penn; Lars Mytting; Rose Tremain; Elizabeth Strout; Sarah Perry; Thomas Savage; Kent Haruf; Ian McGuire; Barbara Kingsolver; Kamila Shamsie; Francis Spufford; Details ISBN0007232012 Author Annie Proulx Year 2017 ISBN-10 0007232012 ISBN-13 9780007232017 Format Paperback Pages 736 Imprint Fourth Estate Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Publication Date 2017-04-11 DEWEY 813.54 Language English UK Release Date 2017-04-11 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Subtitle Longlisted for the Baileys Womens Prize for Fiction 2017 Alternative 9780007290147 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-04-23 NZ Release Date 2017-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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