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Train Dreams
£9.99
JOHNSON, DENIS
Product Details
ISBN: 9781783787623
Author: JOHNSON, DENIS
"A masterpiece... One of the best prose writers in our time" – Michael Ondaatje
An epic miniature of one man's life journey through the American West at the turn of the twentieth century, Train Dreams tells the story of Robert Grainier, a day labourer working in the rugged wilderness of the American frontier.
A Life Shaped by Change and Loss
Grainier spends his days felling trees to feed the railways, as the world around him transforms at a rapid pace. Set at the dawn of the twentieth century, this is a time of profound change, where life remains fragile amidst the harsh realities of the frontier.
- Fragility of Frontier Life: Disease and forest fires are constant threats.
- Personal Loss: Buffeted by the devastating loss of his family, Grainier embarks on a journey to make sense of the bewildering changes reshaping his nation.
A Rich and Haunting Narrative
Written in a style that is rich, muscular, sweeping, and incantatory, Train Dreams is:
- An elegy to the ravaged beauty of a lost landscape.
- A haunting indictment of the cost of our modern way of life.
Praise for Train Dreams
- "A work of extraordinary power and consummate skill... A masterpiece" – Observer
- "I don't think there is a sentence in the book that isn't perfectly made" – Ann Patchett, New York Times
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