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Wallace stegner, one of the greatest writers of our generation, creates in the angle of repose a timeless saga of promise, the endless repercussions of our choices, grand adventure, the many kinds of love, the nature and complexities of the human heart, and the whole process of becoming who we ultimately end up being. Any paper and cloth products used are also acid free a fact which is sadly not the case with many publisher issued slipcases, and something which forms a genuine danger to the longevity of the books they house. Angle of repose by stegner, wallace and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Wallace stegner 19091993 was the author of, among other novels, all the little live things winner of a commonwealth club gold medal, angle of repose winner of the pulitzer prize, and the spectator bird winner of the national book award. Angle of repose wallace stegner on free shipping on qualifying offers. Stegner s pulitzer prizewinning novel of personal, historical, and. Find books like angle of repose from the worlds largest community of readers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The dictionary tells us that an angle of repose means the steepest angle at which a sloping surface formed of a particular loose material is stable. Collecting angle of repose by stegner, wallace first.
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Angle of repose by wallace stegner modern mrs darcy. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Why do you think stegner chose this term for the title of his novel. Wallace earle stegner february 18, 1909 april, 1993 was an american novelist, short story writer, environmentalist, and historian, often called the dean of western writers. Lyman, a retired historian, writes a history of his grandparents lives after his wife leaves him for his surgeon during his struggle.
We plan to begin the discussion on monday october 27th. March 19, 1971 a late autumn retrospective, accomplished with a long lens, in which lyman ward, retired, ill and wheelchairbound, attempts to affirm the continuity of the past and the doppler effect of time by reconstructing his. Angle of repose won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1972. Its his most accessible book, a warm, charming story that allows the reader to familiarize herself with his signature style of one chapter past tense, one chapter present tense, one chapter past tense, etc. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. It may deal with geopolitics, romance, horror, murder, or any other topic you can think of.
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See all books authored by wallace stegner, including crossing to safety, and angle of repose, and more on. The angle of repose was on most of these lists and in my opinion it should be on all of them. Stegners pulitzer prizewinning novel of personal, historical, and geographic. On another thread a number of us thought we would like to discuss the book angle of repose by wallace stegner. National book award for the spectator bird, 1977 some call wallace stegner the dean of western writers. Pulitzer 1972 explores the marriage relationships of susan and oliver ward and lyman and ellen ward and the freelove relationship of shelly rasmussen and larry. Specifications stegner, wallace angle of repose custom display case. Angle of repose book by wallace stegner thriftbooks. Angle of repose by wallace stegner, paperback barnes. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are. Wallace stegner has 101 books on goodreads with 256359 ratings.
Wallace stegner s most popular book is angle of repose. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. A modernday historian, lyman ward, is looking back, doing painstaking research of his family, and his findings become a story on one level the story of those people. Buy a cheap copy of angle of repose book by wallace stegner. Angle of repose is the recording of the ebb and flow of life in one family, over generations. Wallace stegner described angle of repose as a novel about time, as much as anythingabout people who live through time, who believe in both a past and a future. Set in many parts of the west, angle of repose is a story of discovery personal, historical, and geographical that endures as wallace stegner s masterwork. Lyman ward is a wheelchairbound exhistorian whos diving into the most ambitious project of his life. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. An american masterpiece and iconic novel of the west by national book award and pulitzer prize winner wallace stegner a deeply moving narrative of one. Wallace stegner 19031993 was the author of many books of fiction and nonfiction, including the national book awardwinning the spectator bird 1976 and crossing to safety. A little research on the web revealed that stegner was quite prolific, writing both fiction and nonfiction books concerning the american west.
Confined to a wheelchair, retired historian lyman ward sets out to write his grandparents remarkable story, chronicling their days spent carving civilization into the surface of americas western frontier. A book is generally a fast paced and entertaining story. Pulitzer prize winner wallace stegner recounts the remarkable career of major john wesley powell 4angle of repose angle of repose. The repose, however pleasant, becomes a kind of narcosis. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 569 pages and is available in paperback format. Free download or read online the big rock candy mountain pdf epub book.
Lyman ward is a retired professor of history, recently confined to a wheelchair by a crippling bone disease and dependant on others for his every need. He was born in lake mills, iowa and grew up in great falls, montana, salt lake city, utah and southern saskatchewan, which he wrote about in his autobiography wolf willow. This page contains details about the fiction book angle of repose by wallace stegner published in 1971. Stegners pulitzer prizewinning novel of personal, historical, and geographic discovery confined to a wheelchair, retir.
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