The Novel
Author: Michener, James A.
ISBN: 9780812986792
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 11 Aug 2015
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
The classic novel from Michener, in trade paperback for the first time, featuring a new introduction by Steve Berry.BR>BR>In this riveting, ambitious novel from James A. Michener, the renowned chronicler of epic history turns his extraordinary imagination to a world he knew better than anyone- the world of books. Lukas Yoder, a novelist who has enjoyed a long, successful career, has finished what he believes to be his final work. Then a tragedy strikes in his community, and he becomes obsessed with writing about it. Meanwhile, Yoder's editor fights to preserve her integrity-and her author-as her firm becomes the target of a corporate takeover; a local critic who teaches literature struggles with his ambitions and with his feelings about Yoder's success; and a devoted reader holds the key to solving the mystery that haunts Yoder's hometown.br> br> b>Praise for i>The Novel/i>/b>br> br> "Michener explores some of the deepest issues raised by narrative literature."b>-i>The New York Times/i>/b>br> br> "A good, old-fashioned, sink-your-teeth-into-it story . . . i>The Novel/i> lets us see an unfamiliar side of the author, at the same time portraying the delicate, complex relationship among editors, agents and writers."b>-i>The Philadelphia Inquirer/i>/b>br> br> "Michener loves literature, and his information about some of his favorite reading is almost as alluring as his explanation of how to handle a manuscript."b>-Associated Press/b>br> br> "So absorbing you simply will not want it to end."b>-Charleston i>News Courier/i>/b>
ISBN: 9780812986792
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 11 Aug 2015
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
The classic novel from Michener, in trade paperback for the first time, featuring a new introduction by Steve Berry.BR>BR>In this riveting, ambitious novel from James A. Michener, the renowned chronicler of epic history turns his extraordinary imagination to a world he knew better than anyone- the world of books. Lukas Yoder, a novelist who has enjoyed a long, successful career, has finished what he believes to be his final work. Then a tragedy strikes in his community, and he becomes obsessed with writing about it. Meanwhile, Yoder's editor fights to preserve her integrity-and her author-as her firm becomes the target of a corporate takeover; a local critic who teaches literature struggles with his ambitions and with his feelings about Yoder's success; and a devoted reader holds the key to solving the mystery that haunts Yoder's hometown.br> br> b>Praise for i>The Novel/i>/b>br> br> "Michener explores some of the deepest issues raised by narrative literature."b>-i>The New York Times/i>/b>br> br> "A good, old-fashioned, sink-your-teeth-into-it story . . . i>The Novel/i> lets us see an unfamiliar side of the author, at the same time portraying the delicate, complex relationship among editors, agents and writers."b>-i>The Philadelphia Inquirer/i>/b>br> br> "Michener loves literature, and his information about some of his favorite reading is almost as alluring as his explanation of how to handle a manuscript."b>-Associated Press/b>br> br> "So absorbing you simply will not want it to end."b>-Charleston i>News Courier/i>/b>
