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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060931930
ISBN-13
9780060931933
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26308
Product Key Features
Book Title
Giants in the Earth : a Saga of the Prairie
Number of Pages
560 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Sagas, General, American / General, Literary
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Fiction, Literary Collections
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
14.7 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
A firmly woven tapestry of harsh texture wrought by a master sure in his choice of strong fiber and of color, telling with heroic gesture and intricate design its legend of simple people struggling in the eternal coil of unwitting life., That in Giants in the Earth this NorwegianAmerican immigrant has made a distinct contribution to the literature of two countries there is no doubt. . . . It has a bare simplicity which is cumulative in effectiveness., "A moving narrative of pioneer hardship and heroism...The background of the boundless Dakota prairie, with its mysterious distances and its capacity for evil, is painted with alternating beauty and grimness." -- The Atlantic "A firmly woven tapestry of harsh texture wrought by a master sure in his choice of strong fiber and of color, telling with heroic gesture and intricate design its legend of simple people struggling in the eternal coil of unwitting life." -- Times Literary Supplement (London) "That in Giants in the Earth this Norwegian American immigrant has made a distinct contribution to the literature of two countries there is no doubt. . . . It has a bare simplicity which is cumulative in effectiveness." -- New York Times "The fullest, finest, and most powerful novel that has been written about pioneer life in America." -- The Nation
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Synopsis
"The fullest, finest, and most powerful novel that has been written about pioneer life in America."--The Nation O. E. Rolvaag's classic novel of a family of Norwegian settlers in the Great Plains--a vivid and intimate portrait of the nineteenth-century immigrant experience and the exploration of America Based in part on Ole Edvart Rølvaag's own recollections as well of those of his wife's family who were immigrant homesteaders, Giants in the Earth is the riveting story of a Norwegian family forging a new life amid the harsh, desolate climate of the Dakota Territory. Rølvaag recounts the hardships they endured on the high prairie--blizzards, locust storms, poverty, hunger, loneliness, homesickness, and culture shock--as well as their simple joys, culminating in a magnificent epic that bridges Norwegian culture and the history of the American dream. "A moving narrative of pioneer hardship and heroism. . . . The background of the boundless Dakota prairie, with its mysterious distances and its capacity for evil, is painted with alternating beauty and grimness." --The Atlantic, The classic story of a Norwegian pioneer family's struggles with the land and the elements of the Dakota Territory as they try to make a new life in America., "The fullest, finest, and most powerful novel that has been written about pioneer life in America."-- The Nation O. E. Rolvaag's classic novel of a family of Norwegian settlers in the Great Plains--a vivid and intimate portrait of the nineteenth-century immigrant experience and the exploration of America Based in part on Ole Edvart R lvaag's own recollections as well of those of his wife's family who were immigrant homesteaders, Giants in the Earth is the riveting story of a Norwegian family forging a new life amid the harsh, desolate climate of the Dakota Territory. R lvaag recounts the hardships they endured on the high prairie--blizzards, locust storms, poverty, hunger, loneliness, homesickness, and culture shock--as well as their simple joys, culminating in a magnificent epic that bridges Norwegian culture and the history of the American dream. "A moving narrative of pioneer hardship and heroism. . . . The background of the boundless Dakota prairie, with its mysterious distances and its capacity for evil, is painted with alternating beauty and grimness." -- The Atlantic, "The fullest, finest, and most powerful novel that has been written about pioneer life in America." -- The Nation Ole Edvart R lvaag's classic Norweigian-American immigration novel. Giants in the Earth follows a Norwegian pioneer family's struggles with the land and the elements of the Dakota Territory as they try to make a new life in America. The book is based partly on R lvaag's personal experiences as a settler, and on the experiences of his wife's family who had been immigrant homesteaders. The novel depicts snow storms, locusts, poverty, hunger, loneliness, homesickness, the difficulty of fitting into a new culture, and the estrangement of immigrant children who grow up in a new land. Giants in the Earth was turned into an opera by Douglas Moore and Arnold Sundgaard; it won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1951.
LC Classification Number
PZ3.R6275
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- 27 Apr, 2021
Excellent story
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- 17 Dec, 2019
A classic of pioneer history
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Fantastic
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Great book
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- 8***r (62)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseReceived package in three days do super fast shipping! It was packaged like Fort Knox do great job in that. I probably should have asked a few questions before buying because I guess I don’t know what cloth binding means. Description said it had a dust cover but it did not have one be a it was a paperback. I thought it was a hard cover… Oh well
- r***k (1671)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat value on a quality item. Just as described, well packaged for shipping, arrived on time and in excellent condition. Highly recommend this seller.
- m***_ (35)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI ordered a shirt from this seller previously and wrote a unfavorable review. It was a problem with the delivery. The post office. The seller got it out in a timely manner and when I received the shirt, it's great! Comfortable, great art and tie-dy. Also came beautifully wrapped in a little box 📦 I would order from the seller again and I apologize if my bad review hurts. It was the post office.tie dye t shirts peace sign large unisex (#256829620765)