Horse Heaven by Jane Smiley
In Horse Heaven the universe of horse racing is woven into a marvellous tapestry of joy and love, chicanery, folly, greed and reckless courage. Spanning two years on the circuit, from Kentucky and California to New York and Paris, Jane Smiley's wonderful novel puts us among trainers and track brats, horse-obsessed girls, nervy jockeys, billionaire breeders and restless track wives.
"'The best living American novelist' Observer 'The strange, compelling and mysterious universe of horse racing has never before been depicted with such verve and originality, such tenderness and exuberance. Massive, thrillingly articulated, unfailingly intelligent and warmly humorous. She is the most perfect vindication of the realist novel, of the speaking voice. In her sensuous responsiveness to the facts of the world, her cool, amused, analytical gaze, she has started to look like the best living American novelist.' Observer"
Jane Smiley was born in Los Angeles and grew up in St Louis, Missouri. In 1992 she won the Pulitzer Prize for A Thousand Acres, for which she also won the National Book Critics' Circle Award. Her other novels include Moo (1995), Horse Heaven (2000), which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, Good Faith (2003) and Ten Days in the Hills (2007). Her most recent novel is Private Life (2010). In 2006 Jane Smiley was awarded the PEN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571205608 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571205607 |
| Title | Horse Heaven |
| Author | Jane Smiley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2001-04-09 |
| Number of pages | 720 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Orange Prize for Fiction 2001 |
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