An elegant first edition/later printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Kent Haruf directly on the title page; From the unsettled lives of the members of small town Colorado comes the tableau of the American dream; 8vo; [i-xii, 1-3,] 4-301 pages; Signed by Author.

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Title

Plainsong

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

0375406182

ISBN 13

9780375406188

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition; Tenth Printing.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

Signed

Signed by Author(s)

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From the unsettled lives of a small-town teacher struggling to raise two boys alone in the face of their mother's retreat from life, a pregnant teenage girl with nowhere to go, and two elderly bachelor farmers emerges a new vision of life and family as their diverse destinies intertwine. 200,000 first printing.

About the Authors

Kent Haruf's The Tie That Binds received a Whiting Foundation Award and a special citation from the PEN/Hemingway Foundation. Also the author ofWhere You Once Belonged, he lives with his wife, Cathy, in Murphysboro, Illinois, and teaches at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Kent Haruf teaches at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

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