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The Flatness and Other Landscape (Paperback)
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The Flatness and Other Landscape (Paperback)
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You Save R121 (25%)
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Seen from the air, the seemingly endless "flyover" spaces that form
America's Midwest appear in rectangular variations of brown, green,
and ochre, with what Michael Martone terms "the tended look of a
train set." In these essays, the flatness of the region becomes the
author's canvas for a richly textured, multidimensional exploration
of its culture and history. In the tradition of the Greek myths
that inspire him, Martone begins at the beginning--his
beginning--as a child who "grew up" in his mother's high school
English classroom. As the essays unfold, provocative accounts of
his experiences lead us on a path toward discovery of the stories
that build our own sense of place and color our understanding of
the world. From depicting the details of mechanized cow-milking to
relating the similarities between the Greek city of Sparta and
Indianapolis, Martone subtly connects different cultures, times,
and stories. "Stories We Tell Ourselves" characterizes the fluid,
energetic writing that transforms a mundane small town into an
intertwined, vibrant world shaped by the perceptions and memories
of the people who live there. What begins in one classroom at
Central High effortlessly builds into a discussion, by turns
playful, serious, and poignant, that touches on myriad subjects.
Before our eyes, Martone unites The Odyssey, Iowa farmers, a human
genome map, American Gothic, and Dan Quayle into a saga equal to
any from Classical mythology, showing us that a house, a farm, a
town, a country, or a civilization has energy and dimension only
through the stories of its inhabitants. The Flatness and Other
Landscapes proves that our lives and the landscapes that surround
us are only as flat as we perceive them to be.
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