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The Ancient Minstrel

Author: Jim Harrison.

The Ancient Minstrel

Author: Jim Harrison.

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Item #: D30099
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2017
Publisher: Grove
ISBN: 9780802126344
Throughout his career, Jim Harrison has published trios of novellas—most notably Legends of the Fall—and in his final book, he has produced three particularly poignant and entertaining examples of the form. In the title novella, an aging writer spars with his estranged wife and attempts to fulfill his dream of raising pigs, while in Eggs, a woman... More
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Throughout his career, Jim Harrison has published trios of novellas—most notably Legends of the Fall—and in his final book, he has produced three particularly poignant and entertaining examples of the form. In the title novella, an aging writer spars with his estranged wife and attempts to fulfill his dream of raising pigs, while in Eggs, a woman in mid-20th-century Montana who is hoping to have a baby looks back on a lifetime of chicken farming and reminisces about the London Blitz. Also in this 2016 collection, The Case of the Howling Buddhas features Harrison's recurring character Detective Sunderson (last seen in The Big Seven), officially retired but hired as a private investigator to look into a bizarre cult that achieves satori by communing with howler monkeys at the zoo.


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