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First published in 1967, Thomas Savage's western novel about two brothers and the competition between them when one marries now includes an afterword by Annie Proulx.
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About the Author:
Thomas Savage was born in 1915 in Salt Lake City and now lives in Virginia. His literary career spans five decades and13 novels, most notably The Power of the Dog (1967) and I Heard My Sister Speak My Name (1977).
Review:
"...a writer of the first order, and he possesses in abundance the novelist's highest art--the ability to illuminate and move..." -- The New Yorker
"...offers so many pleasures...Put simply, The Power of the Dog is a masterpiece..." -- Larry Watson, author of Montana 1948 and Justice
"A fine novel...studded with fleeting insights, and reverberating for some time after it is laid down." -- Jack McClintock, Chicago Tribune
"Gripping and tense...a work of literary art..." -- Annie Proulx
"Thomas Savage is a writer of real consequence...a masterful novelist..." -- Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World
"...offers so many pleasures...Put simply, The Power of the Dog is a masterpiece..." -- Larry Watson, author of Montana 1948 and Justice
"A fine novel...studded with fleeting insights, and reverberating for some time after it is laid down." -- Jack McClintock, Chicago Tribune
"Gripping and tense...a work of literary art..." -- Annie Proulx
"Thomas Savage is a writer of real consequence...a masterful novelist..." -- Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World
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- PublisherVan Vactor & Goodheart
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 094132401X
- ISBN 13 9780941324014
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages276
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