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The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver 2009 Hardcover 1st Edition 1st Printing Fiction
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- Condition
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- Seller Notes
- Pages
- 528 Pages
- Weight
- 29.8 oz. Weight
- Dimensions
- 6" x 9" x 1½"
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Type
- Novel
- Era
- 20th Century
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, 1st Printing
- Year of Publication
- 2009
- ISBN
- 9780060852573
- Book Title
- Lacuna : a Novel
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Literary, Political, Biographical, Historical
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 29.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 528 Pages
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New York Times Bestseller National Bestseller: Washington Post, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle (#1), Chicago Tribune (#1), Denver Post (#1), Minneapolis Star-Tribune (#1), Publishers Weekly Indie Next Bestseller (#1) Best Book of the Year: New York Times Notable, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, Kansas City Star Prize-winning Author: National Humanities Medal, Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Orange Prize for Fiction, Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award) In The Lacuna, her first novel in nine years, Barbara Kingsolver, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, tells the story of Harrison William Shepherd, a man caught between two worlds--an unforgettable protagonist whose search for identity will take readers to the heart of the twentieth century's most tumultuous events.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060852577
ISBN-13
9780060852573
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72381884
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lacuna : a Novel
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literary, Political, Biographical, Historical
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.1in
Weight
29.8 Oz
Item Weight
29.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3561.I496l33 2009
Publication Date
2009-11-03
Reviews
"A sweeping narrative of utopian dreams and political reality.A stirring novel.intimate and pitch-perfect.", 'Kingsolver deftly combines real history and the life of the fictional protagonist'ŠA sweeping tale.', "Shepherd's story in Kingsolver's accomplished literary hands is so seductive, the prose so elegant, the architecture of the novel so imaginative, it becomes hard to peel away from the book", Kingsolver Deftly Combines Real History and the Life of the Fictional Protagonist.A Sweeping Tale., '[Kingsolver] stirs the real with the imagined to produce a breathtakingly ambitious book, bold and rich'Šhopeful, political and artistic. The Lacuna fills a lacuna with powerfully imagined social history, A sweeping mural of sensory delights and stimulating ideas about art, government, identity and history…Readers will feel the sting of connection between then and now., Masterful...a reader receives the great gift of entering not one but several worlds...The final pages haunt me still., "A sweeping mural of sensory delights and stimulating ideas about art, government, identity and history.Readers will feel the sting of connection between then and now.", "A sweeping narrative of utopian dreams and political realityâŠA stirring novelâŠintimate and pitch-perfect.", Compelling.Kingsolver's descriptions of life in Mexico City burst with sensory detail-thick sweet breads, vividly painted walls, the lovely white feet of an unattainable love., Kingsolver Deftly Combines Real History and the Life of the Fictional Protagonist…A Sweeping Tale., A lavishly gifted writer... Kingsolver [has a] wonderful ear for the quirks of human repartee. The Lacuna is richly spiked with period language... This book grabs at the heartstrings..., "...True and riveting...Barbara Kingsolver has invented a wondrous filling here, sweeter and thicker than pan dulce, spicy as the hottest Mexican chiles, paranoid as the American government hunting Communists ", Rich.impassioned.engrossing.Politics and art dominate the novel, and their overt, unapologetic connection is refreshing., The most mature and ambitious [novel] she's written…An absorbing portrayal of American life…A rich novel [with] a large, colorful canvas…A tender story about a thoughtful man., 'A lavishly gifted writer... Kingsolver [has a] wonderful ear for the quirks of human repartee. The Lacuna is richly spiked with period language... This book grabs at the heartstrings...', "RichâŠimpassionedâŠengrossingâŠPolitics and art dominate the novel, and their overt, unapologetic connection is refreshing.", Compelling…Kingsolver's descriptions of life in Mexico City burst with sensory detail-thick sweet breads, vividly painted walls, the lovely white feet of an unattainable love., Compelling...Kingsolver's descriptions of life in Mexico City burst with sensory detail--thick sweet breads, vividly painted walls, the lovely white feet of an unattainable love., 'Masterful'Ša reader receives the great gift of entering not one but several worlds'ŠThe final pages haunt me still.', '...True and riveting...Barbara Kingsolver has invented a wondrous filling here, sweeter and thicker than pan dulce, spicy as the hottest Mexican chiles, paranoid as the American government hunting Communists ', A sweeping narrative of utopian dreams and political reality…A stirring novel…intimate and pitch-perfect., "Rich...impassioned...engrossing...Politics and art dominate the novel, and their overt, unapologetic connection is refreshing.", A sweeping narrative of utopian dreams and political reality...A stirring novel...intimate and pitch-perfect., Rich...impassioned...engrossing...Politics and art dominate the novel, and their overt, unapologetic connection is refreshing., "Kingsolver Deftly Combines Real History and the Life of the Fictional Protagonist.A Sweeping Tale.", [Kingsolver] stirs the real with the imagined to produce a breathtakingly ambitious book, bold and rich...hopeful, political and artistic. The Lacuna fills a lacuna with powerfully imagined social history|9780060852573|, 'Compelling'ŠKingsolver's descriptions of life in Mexico City burst with sensory detail'thick sweet breads, vividly painted walls, the lovely white feet of an unattainable love.', 'A sweeping mural of sensory delights and stimulating ideas about art, government, identity and history'ŠReaders will feel the sting of connection between then and now.', 'Shepherd's story in Kingsolver's accomplished literary hands is so seductive, the prose so elegant, the architecture of the novel so imaginative, it becomes hard to peel away from the book', Masterful.a reader receives the great gift of entering not one but several worlds.The final pages haunt me still., Compelling…Kingsolver's descriptions of life in Mexico City burst with sensory detail--thick sweet breads, vividly painted walls, the lovely white feet of an unattainable love., "A lavishly gifted writer... Kingsolver [has a] wonderful ear for the quirks of human repartee. The Lacuna is richly spiked with period language... This book grabs at the heartstrings...", "[Kingsolver] stirs the real with the imagined to produce a breathtakingly ambitious book, bold and rich...hopeful, political and artistic. The Lacuna fills a lacuna with powerfully imagined social history, 'The novel achieves a rare dramatic power...Kingsolver masterfully resurrects a dark period in American history with the assured hand of a true literary artist.', '[Kingsolver's] Playful Pastiche Brings to Vivid Life the Culture Wars of an Earlier Era...', "MasterfulâŠa reader receives the great gift of entering not one but several worldsâŠThe final pages haunt me still.", ...True and riveting...Barbara Kingsolver has invented a wondrous filling here, sweeter and thicker than pan dulce, spicy as the hottest Mexican chiles, paranoid as the American government hunting Communists, '[Kingsolver] hasn't lost her touch...she delivers her signature blend of exotic locale, political backdrop and immediately engaging story line...teems with dark beauty.', Shepherd's story in Kingsolver's accomplished literary hands is so seductive, the prose so elegant, the architecture of the novel so imaginative, it becomes hard to peel away from the book, 'The most mature and ambitious [novel] she's written'ŠAn absorbing portrayal of American life'ŠA rich novel [with] a large, colorful canvas'ŠA tender story about a thoughtful man.', 'Breathtaking...dazzling...The Lacuna can be enjoyed sheerly for the music of its passages on nature, archaeology, food and friendship; or for its portraits of real and invented people...But the fuller value...lies in its call to conscience and connection.', The most mature and ambitious [novel] she's written.An absorbing portrayal of American life.A rich novel [with] a large, colorful canvas.A tender story about a thoughtful man., "[Kingsolver's] Playful Pastiche Brings to Vivid Life the Culture Wars of an Earlier Era...", "The novel achieves a rare dramatic power...Kingsolver masterfully resurrects a dark period in American history with the assured hand of a true literary artist.", "A work that is often close to magic.... Much research underlies this complex weaving...but the work is lofted by lyric prose.", "Compelling...Kingsolver's descriptions of life in Mexico City burst with sensory detailthick sweet breads, vividly painted walls, the lovely white feet of an unattainable love.", Breathtaking...dazzling...The Lacuna can be enjoyed sheerly for the music of its passages on nature, archaeology, food and friendship; or for its portraits of real and invented people...But the fuller value...lies in its call to conscience and connection., The novel achieves a rare dramatic power...Kingsolver masterfully resurrects a dark period in American history with the assured hand of a true literary artist., A work that is often close to magic.... Much research underlies this complex weaving...but the work is lofted by lyric prose., The most mature and ambitious [novel] she's written...An absorbing portrayal of American life...A rich novel [with] a large, colorful canvas...A tender story about a thoughtful man., "[Kingsolver] hasn't lost her touch...she delivers her signature blend of exotic locale, political backdrop and immediately engaging story line...teems with dark beauty.", "The most mature and ambitious [novel] she's writtenâŠAn absorbing portrayal of American lifeâŠA rich novel [with] a large, colorful canvasâŠA tender story about a thoughtful man.", 'Rich'Šimpassioned'Šengrossing'ŠPolitics and art dominate the novel, and their overt, unapologetic connection is refreshing.', [Kingsolver] stirs the real with the imagined to produce a breathtakingly ambitious book, bold and rich.hopeful, political and artistic. The Lacuna fills a lacuna with powerfully imagined social history|9780060852573|, 'A sweeping narrative of utopian dreams and political reality'ŠA stirring novel'Šintimate and pitch-perfect.', "CompellingâŠKingsolver's descriptions of life in Mexico City burst with sensory detail--thick sweet breads, vividly painted walls, the lovely white feet of an unattainable love.", Rich…impassioned…engrossing…Politics and art dominate the novel, and their overt, unapologetic connection is refreshing., "Breathtaking...dazzling...The Lacuna can be enjoyed sheerly for the music of its passages on nature, archaeology, food and friendship; or for its portraits of real and invented people...But the fuller value...lies in its call to conscience and connection.", 'A work that is often close to magic.... Much research underlies this complex weaving...but the work is lofted by lyric prose.', "Masterful...a reader receives the great gift of entering not one but several worlds...The final pages haunt me still.", "Rich...impassioned...engrossing...Politics and art dominate the novel, and their overt, unapologetic connection is refreshing." -- Chicago Tribune "Masterful...a reader receives the great gift of entering not one but several worlds...The final pages haunt me still." -- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review "Compelling...Kingsolver's descriptions of life in Mexico City burst with sensory detail--thick sweet breads, vividly painted walls, the lovely white feet of an unattainable love." -- The New Yorker "A work that is often close to magic.... Much research underlies this complex weaving...but the work is lofted by lyric prose." -- Denver Post "Shepherd's story in Kingsolver's accomplished literary hands is so seductive, the prose so elegant, the architecture of the novel so imaginative, it becomes hard to peel away from the book" -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "[Kingsolver's] playful pastiche brings to vivid life the culture wars of an earlier era..." -- Vogue "...True and riveting...Barbara Kingsolver has invented a wondrous filling here, sweeter and thicker than pan dulce, spicy as the hottest Mexican chiles, paranoid as the American government hunting Communists " -- Philadelphia Inquirer "A sweeping mural of sensory delights and stimulating ideas about art, government, identity and history...Readers will feel the sting of connection between then and now." -- Seattle Times "A sweeping narrative of utopian dreams and political reality...A stirring novel...intimate and pitch-perfect." -- San Diego Union-Tribune "Kingsolver deftly combines real history and the life of the fictional protagonist...A sweeping tale." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "The most mature and ambitious [novel] she's written...An absorbing portrayal of American life...A rich novel [with] a large, colorful canvas...A tender story about a thoughtful man." -- Washington Post "A lavishly gifted writer... Kingsolver [has a] wonderful ear for the quirks of human repartee. The Lacuna is richly spiked with period language... This book grabs at the heartstrings..." -- Los Angeles Times "Breathtaking...dazzling...The Lacuna can be enjoyed sheerly for the music of its passages on nature, archaeology, food and friendship; or for its portraits of real and invented people...But the fuller value...lies in its call to conscience and connection." -- New York Times Book Review "The novel achieves a rare dramatic power...Kingsolver masterfully resurrects a dark period in American history with the assured hand of a true literary artist." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "[Kingsolver] hasn't lost her touch...she delivers her signature blend of exotic locale, political backdrop and immediately engaging story line...teems with dark beauty." -- People "[Kingsolver] stirs the real with the imagined to produce a breathtakingly ambitious book, bold and rich...hopeful, political and artistic. The Lacuna fills a lacuna with powerfully imagined social history -- Kansas City Star, "The most mature and ambitious [novel] she's written...An absorbing portrayal of American life...A rich novel [with] a large, colorful canvas...A tender story about a thoughtful man.", A sweeping narrative of utopian dreams and political reality.A stirring novel.intimate and pitch-perfect., Kingsolver Deftly Combines Real History and the Life of the Fictional Protagonist...A Sweeping Tale., [Kingsolver] hasn't lost her touch...she delivers her signature blend of exotic locale, political backdrop and immediately engaging story line...teems with dark beauty., A sweeping mural of sensory delights and stimulating ideas about art, government, identity and history.Readers will feel the sting of connection between then and now., [Kingsolver] stirs the real with the imagined to produce a breathtakingly ambitious book, bold and rich…hopeful, political and artistic. The Lacuna fills a lacuna with powerfully imagined social history|9780060852573|, Masterful…a reader receives the great gift of entering not one but several worlds…The final pages haunt me still., A sweeping mural of sensory delights and stimulating ideas about art, government, identity and history...Readers will feel the sting of connection between then and now.
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2009-033697
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Dewey Edition
22
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