River Of Earth (Paperback)

James Still's volume of verse, Hounds on the Mountain, was a lovely thing. This - his first novel - if it can be classed as such, reflects many of the qualities of his poetry, his ability to portray the primitive, destitute Kentucky mountaineers without sentimentalizing and without over-emphasis,by picturing the round of daily activities, by recording the crude, rich argot of the people. There is no tangible plot; it is a modulated still-life of a family, the everyday witnessed the eyes of a small boy. Part of it, as a short story, appeared and won first prize in the current Hansen collection. Under all is Still's awareness of humanity and beauty. Not a good novel, but a book with real beauty, which will appeal to a limited audience. (Kirkus Reviews)

" First published in 1940, James Still's masterful novel has become a classic. It is the story, seen through the eyes of a boy, of three years in the life of his family and their kin. He sees his parents pulled between the meager farm with its sense of independence and the mining camp with its uncertain promise of material prosperity. In his world privation, violence, and death are part of everyday life, accepted and endured. Yet it is a world of dignity, love, and humor, of natural beauty which Still evokes in sharp, poetic images. No writer has caught more effectively the vividness of mountain speech or shown more honestly the trials and joys of mountain life.

General

Imprint:	The University Press of Kentucky
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1978
First published:	December 1978
Authors:	James Still
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-8131-1372-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-8131-1372-5
Barcode:	9780813113722

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