Leaving the Land (Abacus Books) - Softcover
Leaving The Land
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“This fine first novel courts comparison with Willa Cather’s . . . O Pioneers! But there is a big difference, since O Pioneers! . . . is about beginnings, while Leaving the Land is, sadly and disturbingly, about endings. It shows family farming giving way to corporate farming and agribusiness. . . . Marge [Hogan] has character, which is probably not inheritable. It is a rare commodity in modern novels.”―New York Times Book Review (New York Times Book Review)
“Nothing can now reverse the decline of the way of life Unger describes, but his beautiful and haunting book is at least a worthy monument to it.”―[London] Times Literary Supplement ([London] Times Literary Supplement)
“Douglas Unger’s first novel is one of [the] year’s best. . . . He’s made a powerful debut.”―Newsweek (Newsweek)
“An unusually mature first novel, as unsentimental as its unlucky heroine, but filled with a sly affection for unwitting victims.”―New Yorker (New Yorker)
“Leaving the Land will win prizes. Or ought to. It is loving and tough and so honest it makes your teeth rattle. . . . An outstanding book about who we are.”―Boston Globe (Boston Globe)
“A vivid and memorable portrait of a small South Dakota farming community whose colorful folk traditions and way of life are destroyed by corporate agribusiness. The power of the book rests on it realistic characters. . . . Unger’s language is spare and clean―his prose often as stark as the land he describes.”―San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle (San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle)
“An affecting, grittily realistic tale that moves to the steady, compelling rhythm of the changing seasons.”―Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly)
Review:
“Nothing can now reverse the decline of the way of life Unger describes, but his beautiful and haunting book is at least a worthy monument to it.”―[London] Times Literary Supplement ([London] Times Literary Supplement)
“Douglas Unger’s first novel is one of [the] year’s best. . . . He’s made a powerful debut.”―Newsweek (Newsweek)
“An unusually mature first novel, as unsentimental as its unlucky heroine, but filled with a sly affection for unwitting victims.”―New Yorker (New Yorker)
“Leaving the Land will win prizes. Or ought to. It is loving and tough and so honest it makes your teeth rattle. . . . An outstanding book about who we are.”―Boston Globe (Boston Globe)
“A vivid and memorable portrait of a small South Dakota farming community whose colorful folk traditions and way of life are destroyed by corporate agribusiness. The power of the book rests on it realistic characters. . . . Unger’s language is spare and clean―his prose often as stark as the land he describes.”―San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle (San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle)
“An affecting, grittily realistic tale that moves to the steady, compelling rhythm of the changing seasons.”―Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly)
"Douglas Unger's first novel is one of [the] year's best. . . . He's made a powerful debut."--"Newsweek"
"An affecting, grittily realistic tale that moves to the steady, compelling rhythm of the changing seasons."--"Publishers Weekly"
"An unusually mature first novel, as unsentimental as its unlucky heroine, but filled with a sly affection for unwitting victims."--"New Yorker"
"Leaving the Land will win prizes. Or ought to. It is loving and tough and so honest it makes your teeth rattle. . . . An outstanding book about who we are."--"Boston Globe"
"Nothing can now reverse the decline of the way of life Unger describes, but his beautiful and haunting book is at least a worthy monument to it."--"[London] Times Literary Supplement"
"A vivid and memorable portrait of a small South Dakota farming community whose colorful folk traditions and way of life are destroyed by corporate agribusiness. The power of the book rests on it realistic characters. . . . Unger's language is spare and clean--his prose often as stark as the land he describes."--"San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle"
"This fine first novel courts comparison with Willa Cather's . . . O Pioneers! But there is a big difference, since O Pioneers! . . . is about beginnings, while Leaving the Land is, sadly and disturbingly, about endings. It shows family farming giving way to corporate farming and agribusiness. . . . Marge [Hogan] has character, which is probably not inheritable. It is a rare commodity in modern novels."--"New York Times Book Review"
"An affecting, grittily realistic tale that moves to the steady, compelling rhythm of the changing seasons."--"Publishers Weekly"
"An unusually mature first novel, as unsentimental as its unlucky heroine, but filled with a sly affection for unwitting victims."--"New Yorker"
"Leaving the Land will win prizes. Or ought to. It is loving and tough and so honest it makes your teeth rattle. . . . An outstanding book about who we are."--"Boston Globe"
"Nothing can now reverse the decline of the way of life Unger describes, but his beautiful and haunting book is at least a worthy monument to it."--"[London] Times Literary Supplement"
"A vivid and memorable portrait of a small South Dakota farming community whose colorful folk traditions and way of life are destroyed by corporate agribusiness. The power of the book rests on it realistic characters. . . . Unger's language is spare and clean--his prose often as stark as the land he describes."--"San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle"
"This fine first novel courts comparison with Willa Cather's . . . O Pioneers! But there is a big difference, since O Pioneers! . . . is about beginnings, while Leaving the Land is, sadly and disturbingly, about endings. It shows family farming giving way to corporate farming and agribusiness. . . . Marge [Hogan] has character, which is probably not inheritable. It is a rare commodity in modern novels."--"New York Times Book Review"
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0349134162
- ISBN 13 9780349134161
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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Book Description Hardback. Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award Winner, 1985 "This fine first novel courts comparison with Willa Cather's . . . O Pioneers! But there is a big difference, since O Pioneers! . . . is about beginnings, while Leaving the Land is, sadly and disturbingly, about endings. It shows family farming giving way to corporate farming and agribusiness. . . . Marge [Hogan] has character, which is probably not inheritable. It is a rare commodity in modern novels."-New York Times Book Review. The reputation of Leaving the Land has grown steadily since its first publication in 1984. It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Robert F. Kennedy Award and was an ALA Notable book in 1984. Douglas Unger, a professor of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is also the author of El Yanqui and The Turkey War, and, most recently, Voices from Silence: A Novel of Repression and Terror in Argentina. This is a used book in good condition, meaning that it shows signs of wear but has no major defects.Most of our images are sourced automatically, so the book cover shown might be different to the edition we have in stock. Seller Inventory # 16608616
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