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Synopsis
Set in Kansas in the 1930s, this is the gripping story of a professional gambler, Des Tannehill, and his family. The father, a complex and magnetic man, is portrayed from the perspective of his willful and proud daughter Robin.
A rich character study of the classic American individualist, The Lost Traveler also presents a picture, rare in American literature, of a brave, self-reliant young woman. Against the dark background of Tannehill's declining fortunes stand Robin's high spirits and intelligence as she experiences the turbulent emotions of first sexual love and rebels against the circumstances of the gambler's rambling life. The novel's depiction of Depression-era America and its lost families is one that will haunt readers long after the final page.
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About the Author
Sanora Babb is the author of An Owl on Every Post (UNM Press), and her short stories and poetry have appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines. She lives in Hollywood and has completed a screenplay of The Lost Traveler. Douglas Wixson is professor emeritus of English, University of Missouri, Rolla. He is the author of Worker-Writer in America. sanorababb.com
Review
". . . spare and accurate in its depiction of the stark Kansas towns of the 1930s" -- Mary Clearman Blew, author of All But the Waltz and editor with Kim Barnes of Circle of Women: An Anthology of Contemporary Western Women Writers
"A brilliant first novel." -- Los Angeles Times
"A living and unflinchingly honest picture." -- New York 's Time
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- PublisherUniv of New Mexico Pr
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0826315682
- ISBN 13 9780826315687
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages336
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