| The Master Butchers Singing Club Lib/E Contributor(s): Erdrich, Louise (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0792728637 ISBN-13: 9780792728634 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $51.26 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: What happens when a trained killer discovers, in the aftermath of war, that his true vocation is love? Having survived the killing fields of World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns home to his quiet German village and marries the pregnant widow of his best friend, killed in action. With a suitcase full of sausages and a master butcher's precious set of knives, Fidelis sets out for America and settles in Argus, North Dakota. Over the years he works hard, building a business, a family, and a singing club consisting of the best voices in town. When Delphine Watzka, a daughter of Argus, meets Fidelis, the ground trembles. This momentous encounter changes the course of their lives, and determines the trajectory of this brilliant new book by one of America's most acclaimed novelists. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Robert Amiss Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 1.58" H x 7.22" W x 6.4" (1.16 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: What happens when a trained killer discovers, in the aftermath of war, that his true vocation is love? Having survived the killing fields of World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns home to his quiet German village and marries the pregnant widow of his best friend, killed in action. With a suitcase full of sausages and a master butcher's precious set of knives, Fidelis sets out for America, getting as far as Argus, North Dakota, where he settles, building a business and a home for his family, which now includes Eva and four sons, and a singing club consisting of the best voices in town. What happens when the Old World meets the New, in the person of Delphine Watzka, becomes one of the great adventures of Fidelis's life. Delphine meets Eva and is enchanted. She meets Fidelis, and the ground trembles. These momentous encounters will determine the course of Delphine's life, and the trajectory of this brilliant new novel in which Louise Erdrich creates a world filled with memorable characters who grapple with the worst and best of human nature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Erdrich, Louise: - Louise Erdrich is the author of sixteen novels as well as volumes of poetry, children's books, short stories, and a memoir of early motherhood. She has received the Library of Congress Prize in American Fiction, the prestigious PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, among many others. She lives in Minnesota with her daughters and is the owner of Birchbark Books, a small independent bookstore. |