Legends of the Fall - Hardcover

Harrison, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0440054613 ISBN 13: 9780440054610

Publisher: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1979

Synopsis

The publication of this magnificent trilogy of short novels — Legends Of The Fall, Revenge, and The Man Who Gave Up His Name — confirmed Jim Harrison's reputation as one of the finest American writers of his generation. These absorbing novellas explore the theme of revenge and the actions to which people resort when their lives or goals are threatened, adding up to an extraordinary vision of the twentieth-century man.

About this title

About the Author:

JIM HARRISON is the author of over forty books of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, including Legends of the Fall, The Road Home, The English Major, and The Farmer's Daughter. His writing has appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Playboy, and the New York Times. He has earned a National Endowment for the Arts grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Spirit of the West Award from the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association. His work has been recognized worldwide and published in twenty-two languages.

Review:

''A triumph.'' --New Yorker

''In place of a single point of view and a restriction of time, place, number of scenes and characters, Mr. Harrison delivers, in eighty-seven pages, a complete two-generation family saga . . . The steady, singing, epic voice assures and reassures us that we are hearing -- as the title claims -- legend, not reality. In compression, unexpectedly, lies credibility.'' --New York Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0440054613
• ISBN 13: 9780440054610
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 276