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Deep River (Paperback)
Karl Marlantes
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From the New York Times-bestselling author of Matterhorn and What
It Is Like to Go to War, a rich family saga about Finnish
immigrants who settle and tame the Pacific Northwest, set against
the early labor movements, World War I, and the upheaval of early
twentieth-century America Karl Marlantes's debut novel Matterhorn
has been hailed as a modern classic of war literature. In his new
novel, Deep River, Marlantes turns to another mode of
storytelling--the family epic--to craft a stunningly expansive
narrative of human suffering, courage, and reinvention. In the
early 1900s, as the oppression of Russia's imperial rule takes its
toll on Finland, the three Koski siblings--Ilmari, Matti, and the
politicized young Aino--are forced to flee to the United States.
Not far from the majestic Columbia River, the siblings settle among
other Finns in a logging community in southern Washington, where
the first harvesting of the colossal old-growth forests begets
rapid development, and radical labor movements begin to catch fire.
The brothers face the excitement and danger of pioneering this
frontier wilderness--climbing and felling trees one-hundred meters
high--while Aino, foremost of the books many strong, independent
women, devotes herself to organizing the industry's first unions.
As the Koski siblings strive to rebuild lives and families in an
America in flux, they also try to hold fast to the traditions of a
home they left behind. Layered with fascinating historical detail,
this is a novel that breathes deeply of the sun-dappled forest and
bears witness to the stump-ridden fields the loggers, and the first
waves of modernity, leave behind. At its heart, Deep River is an
ambitious and timely exploration of the place of the individual,
and of the immigrant, in an America still in the process of
defining its own identity.
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Deep River (Hardcover)
Karl Marlantes
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R943
R805
Discovery Miles 8 050
Save R138 (15%)
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Karl Marlantes's debut novel Matterhorn has been hailed as a modern
classic of war literature. In his new novel, Deep River, Marlantes
turns to another mode of storytelling--the family epic--to craft a
stunningly expansive narrative of human suffering, courage, and
reinvention. In the early 1900s, as the oppression of Russia's
imperial rule takes its toll on Finland, the three Koski
siblings--Ilmari, Matti, and the politicized young Aino--are forced
to flee to the United States. Not far from the majestic Columbia
River, the siblings settle among other Finns in a logging community
in southern Washington, where the first harvesting of the colossal
old-growth forests begets rapid development, and radical labor
movements begin to catch fire. The brothers face the excitement and
danger of pioneering this frontier wilderness--climbing and felling
trees one-hundred meters high--while Aino, foremost of the books
many strong, independent women, devotes herself to organizing the
industry's first unions. As the Koski siblings strive to rebuild
lives and families in an America in flux, they also try to hold
fast to the traditions of a home they left behind. Layered with
fascinating historical detail, this is a novel that breathes deeply
of the sun-dappled forest and bears witness to the stump-ridden
fields the loggers, and the first waves of modernity, leave behind.
At its heart, Deep River is an ambitious and timely exploration of
the place of the individual, and of the immigrant, in an America
still in the process of defining its own identity.
Featured in PBS's The Vietnam War series by Ken Burns & Lynn
Novick. The New York Times bestselling, powerhouse (TIME Magazine)
debut from Vietnam War veteran, Karl Marlantes. An incredible
publishing story--written over the course of thirty years by a
highly decorated Vietnam veteran, a New York Times best seller for
sixteen weeks, a National Indie Next and a USA Today best
seller--Matterhorn has been hailed as a "brilliant account of war"
(New York Times Book Review). Now out in paperback, Matterhorn is
an epic war novel in the tradition of Norman Mailer's The Naked and
the Dead and James Jones's The Thin Red Line. It is the timeless
story of a young Marine lieutenant, Waino Mellas, and his comrades
in Bravo Company, who are dropped into the mountain jungle of
Vietnam as boys and forced to fight their way into manhood.
Standing in their way are not merely the North Vietnamese but also
monsoon rain and mud, leeches and tigers, disease and malnutrition.
Almost as daunting, it turns out, are the obstacles they discover
between each other: racial tension, competing ambitions, and
duplicitous superior officers. But when the company finds itself
surrounded and outnumbered by a massive enemy regiment, the Marines
are thrust into the raw and all-consuming terror of combat. The
experience will change them forever. Matterhorn is a visceral and
spellbinding novel about what it is like to be a young man at war.
It is an unforgettable novel that transforms the tragedy of Vietnam
into a powerful and universal story of courage, camaraderie, and
sacrifice: a parable not only of the war in Vietnam but of all war,
and a testament to the redemptive power of literature. I wouldn't
be surprised if Matterhorn becomes for the Vietnam War what All
Quiet on the Western Front was to World War I. -James Patterson
"Matterhorn" author Karl Marlantes' nonfiction debut is a powerful
book about the experience of combat and how inadequately we prepare
our young men and women for the psychological and spiritual
stresses of war. One of the most important and highly-praised books
of 2011, Karl Marlantes' "What It Is Like to Go to War" is set to
become just as much of a classic as his epic novel "Matterhorn". In
1968, at the age of twenty-two, Karl Marlantes was dropped into the
highland jungle of Vietnam, an inexperienced lieutenant in command
of a platoon of forty Marines who would live or die by his
decisions. In his thirteen-month tour he saw intense combat. He
killed the enemy and he watched friends die. Marlantes survived,
but like many of his brothers in arms, he has spent the last forty
years dealing with his experiences. In "What It Is Like to Go to
War", Marlantes takes a deeply personal and candid look at the
experience and ordeal of combat, critically examining how we might
better prepare our young soldiers for war. War is as old as
humankind, but in the past, warriors were prepared for battle by
ritual, religion, and literature - which also helped bring them
home. In a compelling narrative, Marlantes weaves riveting accounts
of his combat experiences with thoughtful analysis,
self-examination, and his readings - from Homer to the Mahabharata
to Jung. He tells frankly about how he is haunted by the face of
the young North Vietnamese soldier he killed at close quarters and
explains how he finally found a way to make peace with his past. He
makes it clear just how poorly prepared our nineteen-year-old
warriors - mainly men but increasingly women - are for the
psychological and spiritual aspects of their journey.
WINNER OF THE FLAHERTY-DUNNAN FIRST NOVEL PRIZE Fire Support Base
Matterhorn: a fortress carved out of the grey-green mountain
jungle. Cold monsoon clouds wreath its mile-high summit, concealing
a battery of 105-mm howitzers surrounded by deep bunkers, carefully
constructed fields of fire and the 180 marines of Bravo Company.
Just three kilometres from Laos and two from North Vietnam, there
is no more isolated outpost of America's increasingly desperate war
in Vietnam. Second Lieutenant Waino Mellas, 21 years old and just a
few days into his 13-month tour, has barely arrived at Matterhorn
before Bravo Company is ordered to abandon their mountain and sent
deep in-country in pursuit of a North Vietnamese Army unit of
unknown size. Beyond the relative safety of the perimeter wire,
Mellas will face disease, starvation, leeches, tigers and an almost
invisible enemy. Beneath the endless jungle canopy, Bravo Company
will confront competing ambitions, duplicitous officers and
simmering racial tensions. Behind them, always, Matterhorn. The
impregnable mountain fortress they built and then abandoned,
without a shot, to the North Vietnamese Army...
'An unforgettable novel.' - Washington Post At the turn of the
twentieth century, as the oppression of Russia's imperial rule
takes its toll on Finland, the three Koski siblings - Ilmari, Matti
and the politicized young Aino - are forced to flee. They settle
among a community of Finns in Deep River - a town on the western
edges of the United States. The brothers face the excitement and
danger of pioneering this frontier wilderness. But while they are
climbing and felling trees one-hundred metres high, Aino is
organizing the country's fledgling labour movements. As the Koskis
strive to rebuild lives and families in an America in flux, they
also try to hold fast to the traditions of a home they can never
return to. And so the seasons change, the decades pass and the
denizens of Deep River slip in and out of love; they become
engineers and fishermen, midwives and widows, soldiers and
fugitives. In this profoundly moving epic Karl Marlantes
masterfully depicts the tyranny of nascent America, the limits of
human survival and the enduring might of family love. 'A
finely-hewn portrait' An Amazon Best Book of July 2019
'An unforgettable novel.' - Washington Post At the turn of the
twentieth century, as the oppression of Russia's imperial rule
takes its toll on Finland, the three Koski siblings - Ilmari, Matti
and the politicized young Aino - are forced to flee. They settle
among a community of Finns in Deep River - a town on the western
edges of the United States. The brothers face the excitement and
danger of pioneering this frontier wilderness. But while they are
climbing and felling trees one-hundred metres high, Aino is
organizing the country's fledgling labour movements. As the Koskis
strive to rebuild lives and families in an America in flux, they
also try to hold fast to the traditions of a home they can never
return to. And so the seasons change, the decades pass and the
denizens of Deep River slip in and out of love; they become
engineers and fishermen, midwives and widows, soldiers and
fugitives. In this profoundly moving epic Karl Marlantes
masterfully depicts the tyranny of nascent America, the limits of
human survival and the enduring might of family love. 'A
finely-hewn portrait' An Amazon Best Book of July 2019
In 1969, at the age of twenty-three, Karl Marlantes was dropped
into the highland jungle of Vietnam, an inexperienced lieutenant in
command of a platoon of forty marines who would live or die by his
decisions. Marlantes survived, but like many of his brothers in
arms, he has spent the last forty years dealing with his war
experience. In his first work of nonfiction, Marlantes takes a
deeply personal and candid look at what it is like to experience
the ordeal of combat, critically examining how we might better
prepare our soldiers for war. Just as Matterhorn is already
acclaimed a classic of war literature, "What It Is Like to Go to
War" is set to become required reading for anyone--soldier or
civilian--interested in this visceral and all too essential part of
the human experience.
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