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A writer comes one summer to Dunnet Landing, a Maine seacoast town, where she follows the lonely inhabitants of once-prosperous coastal towns. Here, lives are molded by the long Maine winters, rock-filled fields and strong resourceful women.
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Sarah Orne Jewett (1849–1909) was the daughter of a physician in Berwick, Maine. Her books include Deephaven, The Country of the Pointed Firs, and nine volumes of short stories.
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Summer Idyll
18. April 2010
Format:Taschenbuch
Sarah Orne Jewett was a gifted writer, one who could easily afford to demand what she wanted from editors since she did not have to rely upon her earnings to support her. She wrote unflinchingly about the strength that lies in women's relationships and her stories feel as if they have naturally drifted out of the oral tradition. "The Country of the Pointed Firs" is a lyrical journey through one Maine summer in a dying coastal town with all its highs and lows.
Told by an unnamed narrator, "The Country of the Pointed Firs" reads more like a series of short stories than a complete novella. The narrator, a writer who is spending the summer in the coastal town of Dunnet boarding with the inimitable Mrs. Todd, finds herself easily accepted into the lives of these easygoing townsfolk. She relates tales of her landlord, the local medicine woman, and of Mrs. Todd's family - her older brother William who has been courting the same woman for years on end, and her elderly but still sprightly mother who is beloved by all. Through her association with Mrs. Todd, the narrator comes to know the strange tales that seafaring folk have learned to tell and the sadness that has come to a town where the livelihood that once suppoted them has all but died out.
"The Country of the Pointed Firs" is a fast-paced enjoyable read, yet is not a novella that is cohesive (beyong the fact that the episodes are loosely connected by those who tell them). This can make for disjointed reading at times, and Jewett often uses the same phrase repeatedly - perhaps for emphasis - but sometimes it seems tired. Still, this novella is a unique look at what life in coastal Maine was like at the turn of the twentieth century and can definitely be read as the ancestor to later lonely tales that take place within the same region.
Told by an unnamed narrator, "The Country of the Pointed Firs" reads more like a series of short stories than a complete novella. The narrator, a writer who is spending the summer in the coastal town of Dunnet boarding with the inimitable Mrs. Todd, finds herself easily accepted into the lives of these easygoing townsfolk. She relates tales of her landlord, the local medicine woman, and of Mrs. Todd's family - her older brother William who has been courting the same woman for years on end, and her elderly but still sprightly mother who is beloved by all. Through her association with Mrs. Todd, the narrator comes to know the strange tales that seafaring folk have learned to tell and the sadness that has come to a town where the livelihood that once suppoted them has all but died out.
"The Country of the Pointed Firs" is a fast-paced enjoyable read, yet is not a novella that is cohesive (beyong the fact that the episodes are loosely connected by those who tell them). This can make for disjointed reading at times, and Jewett often uses the same phrase repeatedly - perhaps for emphasis - but sometimes it seems tired. Still, this novella is a unique look at what life in coastal Maine was like at the turn of the twentieth century and can definitely be read as the ancestor to later lonely tales that take place within the same region.
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Greatest American Novel
1. Juni 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
This is my favorite American novel. Don't look for a plot, just look for a vacation. This is a three-day trip to Maine, just enjoy it. The writing is so rich, so effortless. Just enjoy it.
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Great Writer
24. Januar 2010
Format:Taschenbuch|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
Sarah Orne Jewett's name has to be searched for on the book, and yet this fine author is one of the 20 best writers in the last century of American literature. The small paperback needs to be read slowly and gently; it is too good to read otherwise.
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