Butcher's Crossing
$39.06
- Paperback
274 pages
- Release Date
1 January 1970
Summary
Butcher’s Crossing: A Descent into the Wild West
In the tradition of his National Book Award-winning novel Augustus, John Williams crafts a fiercely intelligent and beautifully written western that dismantles the myths of modern America.
It is the 1870s, and Will Andrews, inspired by Emerson to seek “an original relation to nature,” leaves Harvard and ventures west. He arrives in Butcher’s Crossing, a small Kansas town far from civilization. Butcher’s Crossing is fi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590171981 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1590171985 |
| Series: | New York Review Books Classics |
| Author: | John Williams |
| Publisher: | New York Review of Books |
| Imprint: | NYRB Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 274 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 1970 |
| Weight: | 376g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 130mm x 203mm |
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About The Author
John Williams
John Williams (1922–1994) was born in Texas. He taught for many years at the University of Denver, where he was head of the creative writing program. Williams won the 1973 National Book Award in fiction for “Augustus.” His novel “Stoner” is also published as an NYRB Classic.
Michelle Latiolais is an associate professor of English at the UC Irvine. Her novel, “Even Now,” won a Gold Medal from the Commonwealth Club of California. She has recently published fiction and essays in “The Antioch Review, Santa Monica Review,” and “ZYZZYVA.”
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