| Four Freedoms Contributor(s): Crowley, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061231517 ISBN-13: 9780061231513 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - World War Ii - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.32" W x 8.04" (0.66 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: So rich and so evocative and so authentic. --Tom Brokaw, author of The Greatest Generation John Crowley is a virtuoso of metaphor, a peerless recreator of living moments, of small daily sublimities." --New York Times Book Review From the critically acclaimed author of Lord Byron's Novel and The Translator comes a novel set in World War II America that follows the stories of a group of aircraft factory workers--in particular, the enigmatic figure of draftsman Prosper Olander. Named one of the Best Books of 2009 by the Washington Post, Four Freedoms is a beautifully crafted story of liberation and redemption from an author who has been compared to Robertson Davies, Thomas Mann, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. |
Contributor Bio(s): Crowley, John: - John Crowley lives in the hills of northern Massachusetts with his wife and twin daughters. He is the author of ten previous novels as well as the short fiction collection, Novelties & Souvenirs. |
