Based on first-hand experience battling forest fires in Italy, John
Parras's debut novel, Fire on Mount Maggiore, tells the story of
Matteo Arteli, a firefighter harrowed by survivor's guilt after a
fierce blaze kills five men in his brigade, leaving him an unlikely
phoenix emerging from the ashes. Amid rumors of flawed firefighting
operations, mismanagement of state lands, underworld involvement,
and serial arson, Matteo probes suspicions swirling around the
circumstances of the deaths and finds himself at the center of an
intricate conspiracy. Fire on Mount Maggiore is written in a fluid
voice that illuminates the beauty as well as the destructiveness
that is fire; it describes both the thrill and the psychological
toll of chasing burns across mountain landscapes. Displaying craft
and originality, this is fiction that signals the emergence of an
outstanding talent.The book was awarded the 2004 Peter Taylor Prize
for the Novel, named for one of the South's most celebrated
writers. The annual prize, co-sponsored by the Knoxville Writers'
Guild and the University of Tennessee Press, endeavors to bring to
light novels of high literary quality, thereby honoring Peter
Taylor's own practice of assisting writers who care about the craft
of fiction.
General
Imprint: |
University of Tennessee Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2005 |
First published: |
October 2005 |
Authors: |
John Parras
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Dimensions: |
236 x 163 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
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Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-57233-445-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Adventure / thriller >
General
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LSN: |
1-57233-445-2 |
Barcode: |
9781572334458 |
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