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| Title | : | The Shipping News |
| Author | : | Annie Proulx |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 337 pages |
| Published | : | 2002 by Scribner Book Company (first published 1993) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Retellings. Adventure. Science Fiction. Steampunk. Magic |
Annie Proulx
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When Quoyle's two-timing wife meets her just deserts, he retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the starkly beautiful Newfoundland coast, where a rich cast of local characters and family members all play a part in Quoyle's struggle to reclaim his life. As Quoyle confronts his private demons--and the unpredictable forces of nature and society--he begins to see the possibility of love without pain or misery. A vigorous, darkly comic, and at times magical portrait of the contemporary North American family, The Shipping News shows why Annie Proulx is recognized as one of the most gifted and original writers in America today.List Books As The Shipping News
| Original Title: | The Shipping News |
| ISBN: | 0743225422 (ISBN13: 9780743225427) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Newfoundland(Canada) Canada |
| Literary Awards: | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1994), National Book Award for Fiction (1993), Irish Times International Fiction Prize (1993), Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Fiction (1993), National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (1993) |
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National Book Award--1993Pulitzer Prize--1994Many of today's "modern writers" have styles so similar, or maybe a better way to say it, their lack of style makes it hard to distinguish their differences. But there are a few out there that have very distinct writing styles that set them apart, that give them a unique and recognizable identity. Annie Proulx is one of those. Margaret Atwood, Dorothy Allison, and Markus Zusak also come to mind for me.I've often wondered about Newfoundland, what it'sNational Book Award--1993Pulitzer Prize--1994Many of today's "modern writers" have styles so similar, or maybe a better way to say it, their lack of style makes it hard to distinguish their differences. But there are a few out there that have very distinct writing styles that set them apart, that give them a unique and recognizable identity. Annie Proulx is one of those. Margaret Atwood, Dorothy Allison, and Markus Zusak also come to mind for me.I've often wondered about Newfoundland, what it's
Ah the Shipping News. I remember my heart dropping when I read this book the first time. I thought, "If this is what people are writing, I am no writer." This book is revolutionary in it's use of language. She punctuates inventively and her punctuation "style" gives her sentences a strange movement. The book moves, it actually moves, as you read it.There are moments of such pain like when Quoyle lies still in his bed as Petal Bear fucks another man in their home--and it's not written in a way
Like with almost every other Pulitzer darling, we accompany the protagonist for the entire ride, & this one is exceptionally literary in that brave, EveryMan-type way. This: the prototype for the ever ambitious, ever elusive Great (semi)American Novel in which the elements of clever prose, revamped/revisited personal histories, of second chances and redemption, are outstandingly clear and pitched at full blast. Many novels read like this, and usually the one in that particular year earns
My initial review of this book was simply "Bullllshiiit", but, um, perhaps more explanation is deserved. After a handful of people whose taste I respect raved about this book, I was looking forward to it, and got to page 180 or so before finally admitting "This feels like a chore" and giving it away (and I *rarely* leave books unfinished).What got to me about this book was mainly Proulx's style was too...forced. Nothing that occured felt real or believed by the author herself (and it's not that
Quoyle A coil of ropeA Flemish flake is a spiral coil of one layer only.It is made on deck, so that it may beWalked on, if necessary.THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTSMuch like that coil of rope, our protagonist, Quoyle, has also been stepped on all his life. A great damp loaf of a body. At six he weighed eighty pounds. At sixteen he was buried under a casement of flesh. Head shaped like a crenshaw, no neck, reddish hair ruched back. Features as bunched as kissed fingertips. Eyes the color of plastic.
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