The Master Butchers Singing Club - Softcover

Erdrich, Louise

4.06

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9780060533274: The Master Butchers Singing Club

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060533277 ISBN 13: 9780060533274

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2003

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Returning to his quiet German village home after World War I, trained killer Fidelis Waldvogel, accompanied by his new wife, starts a new life in America and finds his life irrevocably changed by a new relationship. (Historical Fiction)

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Review:

"[A] masterpiece. Erdrich never hits a false note." -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Rich and vibrant .Magnificent." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"Lush and stark . employing vivid imagery, deft description and dialogue that flows . Stunning language." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Each moment and its particulars dazzles . Fidelis and firm-bellied Delphine and the rest [of the characters] are masterworks." -- San Francisco Chronicle

"Satisfying and life-affirming." -- Atlantic Monthly

"Miraculous .[Erdrich is] at the peak of powers as a writer . Her work is as melodious as ever." -- Boston Globe

"Emotionally resonant." -- Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

"A brilliantly layered look at war's costs .Daring, graceful, comprehending and, rooted in the great plains, uniquely American." -- Kansas City Star

"Grand and generous fiction. Erdrich's most sweeping and ambitious yet." -- BookPage

"[A] magnificent tale . poignant in the mysteries it evokes and patient with the questions is leaves unanswered." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review

From the Back Cover:

What happens when a trained killer discovers that his true vocation is love? Having survived the killing fields of World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns home to his quiet German village and marries the pregnant widow of his best friend who was killed in action.

With a suitcase full of sausages and a master butcher's precious set of knives, Fidelis sets out for America, getting as far as North Dakota, where he builds a business, a home for his family -- which includes Eva and four sons-and a singing club consisting of the best voices in town.

When the Old World meets the New -- in the person of Delphine Watzka -- the great adventure of Fidelis's life begins. Delphine meets Eva and is enchanted; she meets Fidelis, and the ground trembles. These momentous encounters will determine the course of Delphine's life -- and the trajectory of this brilliant new novel by Louise Erdrich

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