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The Harrows of Spring by Kunstler, James Howard
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- ISBN
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- Book Title
- Harrows of Spring
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
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- GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Dystopian, Thrillers / Suspense, Literary
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- 5.5 in
- Item Weight
- 16.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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From the renowned social critic, energy expert, and bestselling author James Howard Kunstler, The Harrows of Spring concludes the quartet of his extraordinary World Made By Hand novels, set in an American future of economic and political collapse, where electricity, automobiles, and the familiar social structures of the "old times" are a misty memory. In the little upstate New York town of Union Grove, springtime is a most difficult season, known as "the six weeks want," when fresh food is scarce and winter stores have dwindled. Young Daniel Earle returns from his haunting travels around what is left of the United States intent on resurrecting the town newspaper. He is also recruited by the town trustees to help revive the Hudson River trade route shut down peevishly by the local grandee, planter Stephen Bullock. Meanwhile, a menacing gang of Social Justice Warriors styling themselves as agents of the Berkshire People's Republic appear one evening camped on the outskirts of town. Their leaders are the imposing Amazonian beauty Flame Aurora Greengrass and the charismatic grifter Sylvester "Buddy" Goodfriend, progressive to a fault in their politics and determined to extract whatever tribute they can from the people of Union Grove. Romance, politics, bunko, violence, and family tragedy swirl through the thrilling finale to Kunstler's bestselling series. The Harrows of Spring is a powerful, heart-wrenching, and satisfying conclusion to this poignant history of the future.
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GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0802124925
ISBN-13
9780802124920
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Harrows of Spring
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Dystopian, Thrillers / Suspense, Literary
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Item Weight
16.9 Oz
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Ps3561.U55h37 2016
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Advance praise for The Harrows of Spring : "A deliberate and suspenseful tale spiked with suffering and violence, rough justice and love . . . A slyly folksy, caustically hilarious, unabashedly proselytizing, and affecting finale in a keenly provocative saga." -- Booklist "The fourth and final volume in a series of visionary novels begun with cult-favorite, 70,000-copy-selling World Made by Hand . Things are stirring in Union Grove, an upstate New York town in a future that feels much like the 19th century." -- Library Journal Praise for the World Made by Hand series: "Far from a typical postapocalyptic novel. It caters neither to a pseudo-morbid nor faddishly slick vision of the future. Though grim with portent, it is ultimately, as Camus's novel The Plague , an impassioned and invigorating tale whose ultimate message is one of hope, not despair." -- San Francisco Chronicle on World Made by Hand "The verisimilitude of Kunstler's world leads me to think the future is Union Grove. Thirty years from now, it will be interesting to see if that little town seems excessively sad, richly luxurious or spot on. But for now, I'm hedging my bets. Where I Live, one block east of ground zero, I've started keeping a compost bin and am thinking about adding a micro wind generator. Two blocks south, the damaged former Deutsche Bank building comes down floor by floor. To the north, the Freedom Tower has just emerged aboveground and may one day be full of investment bankers. Recently, though, I've started looking at that plot through Kunstler's eyes. It gets good sunlight, and it occurs to me it would make a hell of a bean field." -- The New York Times Book Review on World Made by Hand "Chronicles the aftereffects of the collapse of our technological society in the near future . . . Kunstler's storytelling talents are in evidence here. ...Kunstler has punctuated the nightmarish scenario of his novel with . . . poignant moments where hope and despair vie for dominance of the human spirit." -- The Seattle Times on World Made by Hand "In many ways [The Witch of Hebron] reminded me of Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove , set in the dystopian world of The Road . . . . By the middle of the book you are immersed in a richly imagined ''world made by hand,' eagerly devouring every page. . . . [Kunstler] has woven his nightmares into a vision or America after a complete economic, political, and cultural collapse." -- New York Journal of Books on The Witch of Hebron "Kunstler offers a sharply cautionary tale, conjuring up bizarre characters who would be right at home in the scariest haunted houses. . . . Kunstler excels at writing lyric passages about nature . . . His acute pessimism about the future coexists with his faith in the human instinct to survive and adapt . . . [and] he demonstrates that the human penchant for storytelling is unlikely ever to become extinct so long as a single human being has breath enough to speak and strength enough to write." -- America Magazine on The Witch of Hebron "What''s after Armageddon? No government, no laws, no infrastructure, no oil, no industry....and sometimes a sense of relief. In James Howard Kunstler''s richly imagined World Made by Hand, the bone-weary denizens of Union Grove (with its echo of Our Town''s Grover''s Corners) cope with everything from mercenary thugs to religious extremists, yet manage to plant a few seeds of human decency that bear fruit." -- O Magazine on World Made by Hand "One pitfall in painting a convincing picture of the future is forgetting all the small ways in which life would differ if big changes swept in. Kunstler avoids it, and his catalog of such finer points is a subtle, continuing pleasure." -- The Boston Globe on World Made by Hand, Advance praise for The Harrows of Spring : "The fourth and final volume in a series of visionary novels begun with cult-favorite, 70,000-copy-selling World Made by Hand . Things are stirring in Union Grove, an upstate New York town in a future that feels much like the 19th century." -- Library Journal Praise for the World Made by Hand series: "Far from a typical postapocalyptic novel. It caters neither to a pseudo-morbid nor faddishly slick vision of the future. Though grim with portent, it is ultimately, as Camus's novel The Plague , an impassioned and invigorating tale whose ultimate message is one of hope, not despair." -- San Francisco Chronicle on World Made by Hand "The verisimilitude of Kunstler's world leads me to think the future is Union Grove. Thirty years from now, it will be interesting to see if that little town seems excessively sad, richly luxurious or spot on. But for now, I'm hedging my bets. Where I Live, one block east of ground zero, I've started keeping a compost bin and am thinking about adding a micro wind generator. Two blocks south, the damaged former Deutsche Bank building comes down floor by floor. To the north, the Freedom Tower has just emerged aboveground and may one day be full of investment bankers. Recently, though, I've started looking at that plot through Kunstler's eyes. It gets good sunlight, and it occurs to me it would make a hell of a bean field." -- The New York Times Book Review on World Made by Hand "Chronicles the aftereffects of the collapse of our technological society in the near future . . . Kunstler's storytelling talents are in evidence here. ...Kunstler has punctuated the nightmarish scenario of his novel with . . . poignant moments where hope and despair vie for dominance of the human spirit." -- The Seattle Times on World Made by Hand "In many ways [The Witch of Hebron] reminded me of Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove , set in the dystopian world of The Road . . . . By the middle of the book you are immersed in a richly imagined 'world made by hand,' eagerly devouring every page. . . . [Kunstler] has woven his nightmares into a vision or America after a complete economic, political, and cultural collapse." -- New York Journal of Books on The Witch of Hebron "Kunstler offers a sharply cautionary tale, conjuring up bizarre characters who would be right at home in the scariest haunted houses. . . . Kunstler excels at writing lyric passages about nature . . . His acute pessimism about the future coexists with his faith in the human instinct to survive and adapt . . . [and] he demonstrates that the human penchant for storytelling is unlikely ever to become extinct so long as a single human being has breath enough to speak and strength enough to write." -- America Magazine on The Witch of Hebron "What's after Armageddon? No government, no laws, no infrastructure, no oil, no industry....and sometimes a sense of relief. In James Howard Kunstler's richly imagined World Made by Hand, the bone-weary denizens of Union Grove (with its echo of Our Town's Grover's Corners) cope with everything from mercenary thugs to religious extremists, yet manage to plant a few seeds of human decency that bear fruit." -- O Magazine on World Made by Hand "One pitfall in painting a convincing picture of the future is forgetting all the small ways in which life would differ if big changes swept in. Kunstler avoids it, and his catalog of such finer points is a subtle, continuing pleasure." -- The Boston Globe on World Made by Hand, Praise for the World Made by Hand series: "Far from a typical postapocalyptic novel. It caters neither to a pseudo-morbid nor faddishly slick vision of the future. Though grim with portent, it is ultimately, as Camus's novel The Plague , an impassioned and invigorating tale whose ultimate message is one of hope, not despair."-- San Francisco Chronicle on World Made by Hand "The verisimilitude of Kunstler's world leads me to think the future is Union Grove. Thirty years from now, it will be interesting to see if that little town seems excessively sad, richly luxurious or spot on. But for now, I'm hedging my bets. Where I Live, one block east of ground zero, I've started keeping a compost bin and am thinking about adding a micro wind generator. Two blocks south, the damaged former Deutsche Bank building comes down floor by floor. To the north, the Freedom Tower has just emerged aboveground and may one day be full of investment bankers. Recently, though, I've started looking at that plot through Kunstler's eyes. It gets good sunlight, and it occurs to me it would make a hell of a bean field."-- The New York Times Book Review on World Made by Hand "Chronicles the aftereffects of the collapse of our technological society in the near future . . . Kunstler's storytelling talents are in evidence here. ...Kunstler has punctuated the nightmarish scenario of his novel with . . . poignant moments where hope and despair vie for dominance of the human spirit." -- The Seattle Times on World Made by Hand "In many ways [The Witch of Hebron] reminded me of Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove , set in the dystopian world of The Road . . . . By the middle of the book you are immersed in a richly imagined 'world made by hand,' eagerly devouring every page. . . . [Kunstler] has woven his nightmares into a vision or America after a complete economic, political, and cultural collapse."-- New York Journal of Books on The Witch of Hebron "Kunstler offers a sharply cautionary tale, conjuring up bizarre characters who would be right at home in the scariest haunted houses. . . . Kunstler excels at writing lyric passages about nature . . . His acute pessimism about the future coexists with his faith in the human instinct to survive and adapt . . . [and] he demonstrates that the human penchant for storytelling is unlikely ever to become extinct so long as a single human being has breath enough to speak and strength enough to write."-- America Magazine on The Witch of Hebron "What's after Armageddon? No government, no laws, no infrastructure, no oil, no industry....and sometimes a sense of relief. In James Howard Kunstler's richly imagined World Made by Hand, the bone-weary denizens of Union Grove (with its echo of Our Town's Grover's Corners) cope with everything from mercenary thugs to religious extremists, yet manage to plant a few seeds of human decency that bear fruit."-- O Magazine on World Made by Hand "One pitfall in painting a convincing picture of the future is forgetting all the small ways in which life would differ if big changes swept in. Kunstler avoids it, and his catalog of such finer points is a subtle, continuing pleasure."-- The Boston Globe on World Made by Hand
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