The Place Where Souls are Born
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1999
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-340-57382-2 (ISBN)
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-340-57382-2 (ISBN)
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As he ranges across the West, the author of this book shows not just the present day world of affluent skiers in Aspen, impoverished Indians and the ghost towns and silver mines of Colorado, but also shows us the lands' history, like the Conquistadores and their futile search for El Dorado.
As he ranges across the West, the author of this book shows not just the present day world of affluent skiers in Aspen, impoverished Indians and the ghost towns and silver mines of Colorado, but also shows us the lands' history, like the Conquistadores and their futile search for El Dorado. Through it all runs the riddle of the Anasazi, the "old people" whose cliffside cities still seem to pulsate with life though abandoned over 500 years ago. To Keneally the disappearance of this peaceful race sums up all the mystery of the West - imagining them as the lost souls of America. Thomas Keaneally has had four of his books shortlisted for the Booker Prize with "Schindler's Ark" winning the prize in 1982.
As he ranges across the West, the author of this book shows not just the present day world of affluent skiers in Aspen, impoverished Indians and the ghost towns and silver mines of Colorado, but also shows us the lands' history, like the Conquistadores and their futile search for El Dorado. Through it all runs the riddle of the Anasazi, the "old people" whose cliffside cities still seem to pulsate with life though abandoned over 500 years ago. To Keneally the disappearance of this peaceful race sums up all the mystery of the West - imagining them as the lost souls of America. Thomas Keaneally has had four of his books shortlisted for the Booker Prize with "Schindler's Ark" winning the prize in 1982.
Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published twenty-nine novels since. They include Schindler's Ark, which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was subsequently made into the film Schindler's List, and The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith, Confederates and Gossip From The Forest, each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His most recent novels are The Widow And her Hero, The People's Train and The Daughters Of Mars, which was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize in 2013. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including his memoir Homebush Boy, Searching for Schindler and Australians. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.12.1999 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | map |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 24 mm |
| Gewicht | 455 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika |
| ISBN-10 | 0-340-57382-1 / 0340573821 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-340-57382-2 / 9780340573822 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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