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The Country: A Novel

by David Plante

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First published in 1981 to wide acclaim, a haunting family novel by''a daringly skillful writer.'' (Philip Roth)Foreword by Mary GordonFirst published in 1981 to wide acclaim, The Countryfollows the last visits of a son, Daniel Francoeur, to his pare... Read more
First published in 1981 to wide acclaim, a haunting family novel by''a daringly skillful writer.'' (Philip Roth)

Foreword by Mary Gordon

First published in 1981 to wide acclaim, The Countryfollows the last visits of a son, Daniel Francoeur, to his parents'' home before the death of his father. Wanting to understand this enigmatic man, Daniel seeks insight through the particulars of his father''s life-handling his father''s tools and tending to his father''s feeble body. Through this contact, his father''s mysteries are revealed: his Native-American heritage, his lifelong work as a toolmaker, and his deep and conflicted relationships with his invalid wife and his seven sons.

Written quietly, with great force, The Country illuminates the ties of family, the relationships between fathers and sons, and the love that is often hidden, but ever present. Less

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File size8.45 X 5.45 X 0.4 in
Print pages168
PublisherBeacon Press
Publication date December 8, 2004
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780807083796
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David Plante
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David Plante is a professor of writing at Columbia University, a senior member of King's College, Cambridge, and has taught at the Gorky Institute of Literature in Moscow. He has written more than a d...

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