Accordion Crimes - by Annie Proulx (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx brings the immigrant experience to life in this stunning novel that traces the ownership of a simple green accordion.</b> <p/>E. Annie Proulx's <i>Accordion Crimes</i> is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the eyes of the descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Africans, Irish-Scots, Franco-Canadians and many others, all linked by their successive ownership of a simple green accordion. The music they make is their last link with the past--voice for their fantasies, sorrows and exuberance. Proulx's prodigious knowledge, unforgettable characters and radiant language make <i>Accordion Crimes</i> a stunning novel, exhilarating in its scope and originality.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Gail Caldwell <i>Boston Sunday Globe</i> A daringly intelligent work with a soul as wide as the Mississippi.<br><br>John Sutherland <i>The New Republic</i> In scale, in vision and in imaginative darling, <i>Accordion Crimes</i> uses all the range and the resources of Proulx's mature prose....She is a great novelist.<br><br>Kathleen Byrne <i>Globe and Mail Review of Books</i> Crisp and authoritative, her spare, dense prose is mesmerizing ...A majestic novel.<br><br>Michael Dirda <i>The Washington Post Book World</i> You would think Proulx would have the simple decency to make her third novel merely so-so, if only to let someone else grab a little limelight. No such luck...She now seems to know everything about writing. And a fair amount about life, too.<br><br>Phoebe-Lou Adams <i>Atlantic Monthly</i> Splendid...Ms. Proulx is a magician.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Annie Proulx is the author of nine books, including the novels <i>The Shipping News</i> and <i>Barkskins</i>, and the story collection <i>Close Range</i>. Her many honors include a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and a PEN/Faulkner award. Her story "Brokeback Mountain," which originally appeared in <i>The New Yorker</i>, was made into an Academy Award-winning film. <i>Fen, Bog, and Swamp </i>is her second work of nonfiction. She lives in New Hampshire.
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