When a mining claim on a crumbling cliff of burnt-rose quartzite lured naturalist Jack Nisbet to the northeastern corner of Washington State in 1970, he began a search for an understanding of that open country through stories about the people who lived there and the everyday events he shared with them. Together, these vivid, engaging, and subtly humorous stories evoke the essence of this place.
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"At once wry and compassionate, these crisply written vignettes impart a spirited, substantial nourishment as they describe a particular American landscape."
(Booklist) "A fine, gracefully written combination of bird-watching, people-watching, and regional history."
(Kirkus) "Purple Flat Top may sharpen our sense of wonder and respect for the wide open spaces east of here and the people who inhabit them."
- Mike Dillon (City Living) "Nesbit writes in a simple and clear voice, but also with a powerful gift for observation and reflection. . . . Purple Flat Top is worth revisiting if it has been read before or experiencing fully anew if it has not."
- Roni K. Devlin (Shelf Awareness) "With humor and poignancy, Purple Flat Top is a fine assortment, very much recommended for any literary short fiction collection."
(Midwest Book Review)
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Maße
Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 142 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-295-99121-4 (9780295991214)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Jack Nisbet is a writer, teacher, and naturalist. He is the author of several books, including The Collector and Sources of the River, the winner of the Washington Governor's Writers Award, the Murray Morgan Prize, and the Idaho Book of the Year. He lives in Spokane, Washington.
Preface to the 2011 Edition
Acknowledgements
Puple Flat Top
Milk Run
Fourth of July
The Lord's Work
Carousel
Sportin' Life
Eagle Mine
Raven Talk
Sky People
Fossil Bowl
Sign
Cloudburst
Listening
Dance
The Opportunist
Earth People