From the time of its first publication in 1960, Conrad Richter's
The Waters of Kronos sparked lively debate about the extent to
which its story of a belated return to childhood scenes mirrored
key events of Richter's own life. As was well known at the time,
Richter had spent several years in the Southwest, where he
collected the material for his first successful book, Early
Americans and Other Stories, but by 1933, he had returned to live
in his hometown, Pine Grove, Pennsylvania.
John Donner, the main protagonist in The Waters of Kronos,
traces a similar route from west to east, although he finds that
his family home and native town have been submerged under the deep
waters of a lake formed by the construction of a hydroelectric dam.
As Richter narrates his alter ego's efforts to salvage his past, he
moves beyond "semi-autobiography" to offer what are widely
recognized as his most haunting reflections upon the power of
family history, the fragility of human memory, and art's role in
structuring the communal ethos.
David McCullough, a fellow Pulitzer Prize winner, met and
befriended Richter in the 1960s and has called him "an American
master, " praising The Waters of Kronos as "his most beautiful
book." McCullough has contributed a foreword to this edition of The
Waters of Kronos, which established Richter as one of the literary
giants of the United States.
General
| Imprint: |
Pennsylvania State University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2002 |
| First published: |
2002 |
| Authors: |
Conrad Richter
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| Dimensions: |
203 x 133 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
192 |
| Edition: |
New edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-271-02240-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-271-02240-X |
| Barcode: |
9780271022406 |
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