E. Annie Proulx Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Een oude accordeon is eigendom geweest van allerlei immigranten, die met hun cultuur en muziek langzaam aan opgaan in de Amerikaanse smeltkroes.

Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annie Proulx brings the immigrant experience to life in this stunning novel that traces the ownership of a simple green accordion. E. Annie Proulx’s <i>Accordion Crimes</i> is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the eyes of the descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Africans, Irish-Scots, Franco-Canadians and many others, all linked by their successive ownership of a simple green accordion. The music they make is their last link with the past—voice for their fantasies, sorrows and exuberance. Proulx’s prodigious knowledge, unforgettable characters and radiant language make <i>Accordion Crimes</i> a stunning novel, exhilarating in its scope and originality.

The tale of the Blood family, New England farmers who must confront the twentieth century--and their own extinction