Accordion Crimes by Annie Proulx
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx brings the immigrant experience to life in this stunning novel that traces the ownership of a simple green accordion.E. Annie Proulx's Accordion Crimes is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the eyes of the descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Africans, Irish-Scots, Franco-Canadians and many others, all linked by their successive ownership of a simple green accordion. The music they make is their last link with the past--voice for their fantasies, sorrows and exuberance. Proulx's prodigious knowledge, unforgettable characters and radiant language make Accordion Crimes a stunning novel, exhilarating in its scope and originality.
Annie Proulx was born in Connecticut in 1935. She wins the PEN/Faulkner Award for her first novel, Cartes postales (1992), and the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award the following year for Noeuds et dénouements (Cahiers rouges, 2005). They'll see Les Crimes de l'Accordéon (Grasset, 2004), Un as dans la manche (Grasset, 2005), and the new Brokeback Mountain (Grasset, 2006), which is based on Ang Lee's famous film. Annie Proulx, regarded as one of America's greatest writers, currently resides in Wyoming.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780684831541 |
| ISBN 10 | 0684831546 |
| Title | Accordion Crimes |
| Author | Annie Proulx |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 1997-06-17 |
| Number of pages | 431 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (Fiction) 1997 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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