Nathan Coulter - Softcover

Berry, Wendell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865471843 ISBN 13: 9780865471849

Publisher: North Point Press, 1985

Synopsis

This, the first title in the Port William series, introduces the rural section of Kentucky with which novelist Wendell Berry has had a lifelong fascination. When young Nathan loses his grandfather, Berry guides readers through the process of Nathan's grief, endearing the reader to the simple humanity through which Nathan views the world. Echoing Berry's own strongly held beliefs, Nathan tells us that his grandfather's life "couldn't be divided from the days he'd spent at work in his fields." Berry has long been compared to Faulkner for his ability to erect entire communities in his fiction, and his heart and soul have always lived in Port William, Kentucky. In this eloquent novel about duty, community, and a sweeping love of the land, Berry gives readers a classic book that takes them to that storied place.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'Nathan Coulter' begins Wendell Berry's sequence of novels about the citizens of Port William, Kentucky-a setting that is taking its place alongside Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, and Winesburg, Ohio, as one of our most distinctive and recognizable literary locales.

About this edition

• Publisher: North Point Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0865471843
• ISBN 13: 9780865471849
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192