Merry Men - Softcover

Chute, Carolyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156001918 ISBN 13: 9780156001915

Publisher: Thomson Learning, 1995

Synopsis

In 1985 The Beans of Egypt, Maine came into this world, the unique creation of Carolyn Chute. A microcosm, Egypt instantly became part of America's fictional landscape. Three years later Ms. Chute gave us, in Letourneau's Used Auto Parts, a further - and broader - take on a world in miniature. But hold on. In Merry Men Egypt, Maine, is not so small, as Chute demonstrates so tellingly in her lamination of that society. There are the Barringtons, a classic Egypt clan, complete with Unk Walty, who does all the cooking and devotes his spare time to constructing lifelike and life-size sculptures of the denizens of the area, and his nephew, Lloyd, who at age 8 and 3/4 is widely - and rightly - known as Super Tree Man. On to the upper middle class, as exemplified by the family of Dr. William Curry, who has just died. How his widow, Phoebe, and his assorted children deal with the sudden loss is, to put it mildly, a wonder to behold. This is only the beginning of Carolyn Chute's saga, an epic in which she remarkably pulls together all the strands until we have before us an amazing and coherent and altogether rewarding picture of a place unlike any other but eerily similar to most.

About this title

Product Description:

695 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. In This Panoramic Saga Spanning Four Decades,Chite Pulls Out All The Stops.

Synopsis:

The Barringtons' clan wins a reputation for eccentricity with the behavior of Unk Walty, who constructs life-like and life-size sculptures of Egypt, Maine, residents.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomson Learning
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0156001918
• ISBN 13: 9780156001915
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 712