The Memory of Old Jack by Wendell Berry - ISBN: 9781582430430
Paperback
In a rural Kentucky river town, "Old Jack" Beechum, a retired farmer, sees his life again through the shades of one burnished day in September 1952. Bringing the earthiness of America‘s past to mind, "The Memory of Old Jack" conveys the truth and integrity of the…

The Memory of Old Jack

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  • Paperback

    176 pages

  • Release Date

    8 October 1999

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Summary

In the third novel in the beloved Port William series, Old Jack, born just after the American Civil War and dying in contemporary times, spends one beautiful September day in his home since birth, rememberingSharing with readers the most searing moments of Old Jack’s life, particularly his debt to his sister Nancy and her husband Ben Feltner, we learn together what Old Jack’s model of what honorable manhood and strength might be.“Few novelists treat both their characters and their readers wit…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781582430430
ISBN-10:1582430438
Author:Wendell Berry
Publisher:Counterpoint
Imprint:Counterpoint
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:8 October 1999
Weight:248g
Dimensions:18mm x 227mm x 152mm
Series:Port William
About The Author

Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry is the author of fifty books of poetry, fiction, and essays. He was recently awarded the Cleanth Brooks Medal for Lifetime Achievement by the Fellowship of Southern Writers and the Louis Bromfield Society Award. For over forty years he has lived and farmed with his wife, Tanya, in Kentucky.

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