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Jarrettsville
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ISBN-13:
9781582435121
Veröffentl:
2009
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.09.2009
Seiten:
352
Autor:
Cornelia Nixon
Gewicht:
356 g
Format:
203x126x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Cornelia Nixon has written two novels, Now You See It and Angels Go Naked, as well as a book of literary criticism on D.H. Lawrence. She has published stories in numerous publications, and has won two O. Henry Awards, two Pushcart Prizes, a Nelson Algren Prize, and the Carl Sandburg Award for Fiction. She teaches in the MFA program at Mills College and lives in Berkeley, California.
Based on a true story from the author's family history, "Jarrettsville" begins in 1869, amid chaos and confusion in the moments following Martha Jane Cairnes's murder of her fiance in front of 50 witnesses and former Union militia members.