Wolf; A False Memoir - Hardcover

Harrison, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671210572 ISBN 13: 9780671210571

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1971

Synopsis

The central character of this book abandons Manhatten after too many nameless women and drunken nights, to roam the wilderness of northern Michigan, hoping to catch a glimpse of one of the rare wolves that prowl that territory. By the author of "A Good Day to Die".

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From the Back Cover:

Having abandoned Manhattan after too many heatless apartments, nameless women, and drunken escapades, Swanson takes to the road and a life of wandering, hitch-hiking and vagrancy – a hand-to-mouth existence that takes him across America with only Rimbaud, Dostoevsky and hard liquor to provide him with a sense of permanence. Eventually he finds himself back in the wilderness of northern Michigan. Roaming the woods in the hope that he might catch a glimpse of one of the rare wolves that prowl the territory, Swanson recalls his many wild nights stalking across the United States. 'Wolf', Harrison's first novel, is a boisterous, eloquent meditation on youth, nature, America, poetry, and what it means to live with an open, if often wounded, heart.

Also available in Flamingo: 'A Good Day to Die, Legends of the Fall, The Woman Lit by Fireflies'

'Jim Harrison stands high among writers of his generation.'
NEW YORKER

'Beyond question a gifted and accomplished writer.'
WASHINGTON POST

'He does honour to the old art of storytelling.'
RAYMOND CARVER

''Wolf' is written with lyrical yet solidly earthy language, and the imagery is always fresh. A beautifully written first novel by an extraordinary talent.'
PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1971
• ISBN 10: 0671210572
• ISBN 13: 9780671210571
• Binding: Hardcover