The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
A literary debut of stark and striking brilliance a coming-of-age story, set in the remote wilderness of northern Wisconsin.'I flat-out loved “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle”, and spent twelve happy evenings immersed in the world David Wroblewski has createdAs I neared the end, I kept finding excuses to put the book aside for a little, not because I didn't like it, but because I liked it too much; I didn't want it to end. It's a novel about the human heart, and the mysteries that live there, understood but impossible to articulate. I closed the book with that regret readers feel only after experiencing the best stories: It's over, you think, and I won't read another one this good for a long, long time.
'In truth, there's never been a book quite like “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle”. I thought of “Hamlet” when I was reading it (of course…and in this version, Ophelia turns out to be a dog named Almondine), and “Watership Down”, and “The Night of the Hunter”, and “The Life of Pi” - but halfway through, I put all comparisons aside and let it just be itself.
'I'm pretty sure this book is going to be a bestseller, but unlike some, it deserves to be. Wonderful, mysterious, long and satisfying: readers who pick up this novel are going to enter a richer world. I envy them the trip. I don't re-read many books, because life is too short. I will be re-reading this one.' Stephen King
David Wroblewski lives in Colorado with the poet Kimberly McClintock
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007310753 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007310757 |
| Title | The Story of Edgar Sawtelle |
| Author | David Wroblewski |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2009-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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