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The River Swimmer (Paperback)
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“Among the most indelible American novelists of the last hundred
years. . . . [Harrison] remains at the height of his
powers.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times “Trenchant and
visionary.”—Ron Carlson, The New York Times Book Review A New
York Times best-seller, enthusiastically received by critics and
embraced by readers, The River Swimmer is Jim Harrison at his most
memorable: two men, one young and one older, confronting
inconvenient loves and the encroachment of urbanity on nature,
written with freshness, abundant wit, and profound humanity. In
“The Land of Unlikeness,” Clive—a failed artist, divorced and
grappling with the vagaries of his declining years—reluctantly
returns to his family’s Michigan farmhouse to visit his aging
mother. The return to familiar territory triggers a jolt of
renewal—of ardor for his high school sweetheart, of his
relationship with his estranged daughter, and of his own lost love
of painting. In “The River Swimmer,” Harrison ventures into the
magical as an Upper Peninsula farm boy is irresistibly drawn to
swimming as an escape, and sees otherworldly creatures in the
water. Faced with the injustice and pressure of coming of age, he
takes to the river and follows its siren song all the way across
Lake Michigan. The River Swimmer is an exceptional reminder of why
Jim Harrison is one of the most cherished and important writers at
work today. “Two years have gone by since I first suggested to
President Obama that he create a new Cabinet post, and appoint
distinguished fiction writer Jim Harrison as secretary for quality
of life. The president still has not responded to my suggestion. .
. . [The River Swimmer] deepens and broadens [Harrison’s] already
openhearted and smart-minded sense of the way we live now, and what
we might do to improve it.”—Alan Cheuse, NPR
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Imprint: |
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2014 |
First published: |
February 2014 |
Authors: |
Jim Harrison
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Dimensions: |
209 x 139 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8021-2220-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
0-8021-2220-5 |
Barcode: |
9780802122209 |
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