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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781664507289
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ISBN: 9781664615113
| Runtime: | 10.33 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Historical |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Selected for the October 2010 Indie Next List
Recipient of the Barnes & Noble Discover Award
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“The Wake of Forgiveness, which hails from the Robert Olmstead
school of western, is a dark tale about fathers and sons, missing mothers, and
the poison that lies at the heart of the question, Who’s to blame?” —Washington Post
“Machart’s prose is
so evocative that you can smell the men’s cheap tobacco and corn mash, feel the
bare, hard-packed earth from which they coax crops. Their dialogue, rural south
Texas vernacular, is spare, gnarled, and often funny. In addition to the
violence, betrayals, and cruelty of an old-fashioned western, The Wake of Forgiveness also finds
redemption.” —Wall Street Journal
“The big state of
Texas is home to many good writers, and the arrival of Bruce Machart’s debut
novel shows there’s always room for one more.” —Dallas Morning News
“Machart writes fine
idiomatic dialogue and unwinds textured details of farm life, horse racing, and
the vagaries of the weather.” —Houston Chronicle
“Such evocative prose
helps make Machart’s novel a standout this year, in any genre.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer
“This is pure
literature; an emphasis on language over plot; risky, complex, and often
unlikable characters and that echo, that ripple that flows forward into the
future and backward into myth.” —Los Angeles Times
“Bruce Machart has
penned a dazzling, gratifying tale of retribution, redemption, and morality.” —San Antonio Express-News
“In his luminous and
wrenching tale of four motherless brothers, Machart skillfully evokes the rural
Texas landscape.” —Entertainment Weekly
“A mesmerizing,
mythic saga.” —New York Times
“Machart’s moving
story unfolds lyrically and sensually, with little fanfare, as his thoughtful
prose propels a character-driven story about family, morality, and redemption.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Author
Author Bio: Bruce Machart
Bruce Machart’s fiction has appeared in Zoetrope: All-Story, Glimmer Train, Story, One-Story, and elsewhere, and has been anthologized in Best Stories of the
American West. A graduate of the MFA program at Ohio State University, he currently lives and teaches in Houston.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Historical |
| Runtime: | 10.33 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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