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The pastures of the Karlson farm in Illnois have the charm of a landscape painting, but the horses that graze there have become the obsession of a woman who sees in them the ultimate fulfilment of her every wish - to win, to be honoured, to be the best. By the author of "A Thousand Acres".
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The verdant pastures of a farm in Illinois have the placid charm of a landscape painting. But the horses that graze there have become the obsession of a woman who sees them as the fulfillment of every wish: to win, to be honored, to be the best. Her ambition is the galvanizing force in Jane Smiley's first novel, a force that will drive a wedge between her and her family, and bring them all to tragedy.
Written with the grace and quiet beauty of her Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel, A Thousand Acres, Barn Blind is a spellbinding story on the classic American themes of work, love, and duty, and the excesses we commit to achieve success.
"Chilling . . . Jane Smiley handles with skill and understanding the mercurial molasses of adolescence, and the inchoate, cumbersome love that family members feel for one another."
-- The New York Times
About the Author
Jane Smiley was born in LA, grew up in St Louis and studied at Vassar and Iowa. She won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Award in 1992 for 'A Thousand Acres'.
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Condition: Very Good. The pastures of the Karlson farm in Illnois have the charm of a landscape painting, but the horses that graze there have become the obsession of a woman who sees in them the ultimate fulfilment of her every wish - to win, to be honoured, to be the best. By the author of "A Thousand Acres". Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. 1997. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KCG0004038
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Condition: Muy bueno. : Barn Blind es una novela de Jane Smiley, publicada en 1980. La historia se desarrolla en una granja en Illinois y sigue a una mujer cuya obsesión con los caballos de carreras crea tensión en su familia. La novela explora temas de ambición, amor y deber, y las consecuencias de perseguir el éxito a toda costa. Con una prosa elegante y una narrativa cautivadora, Smiley teje una historia conmovedora sobre las complejidades de las relaciones familiares y los sacrificios que hacemos por nuestros sueños. EAN: 9780006547266 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Barn Blind Autor: Jane Smiley Editorial: Flamingo Idioma: en Páginas: 224 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2023-09-28-39c7fbe2