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In her highly acclaimed debut novel, the bestselling author of Shelter introduces the Hampsons, an ordinary, small-town American family profoundly affected by the extraordinary events of history. Here is a stunning chronicle that begins with the Depression and ends with the Vietnam War, revealed in the thoughts, dreams, and memories of each family member. Mitch struggles to earn a living as Jeans becomes the main breadwinner, working to coplete college and raise the family. While the couple fight to keep their marriage intact, their daughter Danner and son Billy forge a sibling bond of uncommon strength. When Billy goes off to Vietnam, Danner becomes the sole bond linking her family, whose dissolution mirrors the fractured state of America in the 1960s. Deeply felt and vividly imagined, this lyrical novel is "among the wisest of a generation to grapple with a war that maimed us all" (The Village Voice), by a master of contemporary fiction.
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Jayne Anne Phillips was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia. She is the author of three novels, MotherKind (2000), Shelter (1994) and Machine Dreams (1984), and two collections of widely anthologized stories, Fast Lanes (1987) and Black Tickets (1979). She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, and a Bunting Fellowship. She has been awarded the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction (1980) and an Academy Award in Literature (1997) by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her work has been translated into twelve languages, and has appeared in Granta, Harper’s, DoubleTake, and The Norton Anthology of Contemporary Fiction. She is currently Professor of English and Director of the MFA Program at Rutgers-Newark, the State University of New Jersey. Her new novel, Lark and Termite, is forthcoming from Knopf.
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"A beautifully patterned novel . . . an enduring literary achievement . . . astonishing."—The New York Times"Machine Dreams, in its wisdom and its compassionate, utterly unsentimental rendering of the American condition, will rank as one of the great books of [the] decade. Jayne Anne Phillips is a blessing."—Robert Stone"An intensely Ameican, beautifully written first novel. . . . It carries the strength of myth, and yet is utterly of our times."—The Wall Street Journal
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- PublisherFaber and Faber
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0571136109
- ISBN 13 9780571136100
- BindingPaperback
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- Number of pages331
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 352 pages. Text tanned.In her highly acclaimed debut novel, t he bestselling author of Shelter introduces the Hampsons, an ordi nary, small-town American family profoundly affected by the extra ordinary events of history. Here is a stunning chronicle that beg ins with the Depression and ends with the Vietnam War, revealed i n the thoughts, dreams, and memories of each family member. Mitch struggles to earn a living as Jeans becomes the main breadwinner , working to coplete college and raise the family. While the coup le fight to keep their marriage intact, their daughter Danner and son Billy forge a sibling bond of uncommon strength. When Billy goes off to Vietnam, Danner becomes the sole bond linking her fam ily, whose dissolution mirrors the fractured state of America in the 1960s. Deeply felt and vividly imagined, this lyrical novel i s among the wisest of a generation to grapple with a war that mai med us all (The Village Voice), by a master of contemporary ficti on. Editorial Reviews Review A beautifully patterned novel . . . an enduring literary achievement . . . astonishing.-The New Yor k TimesMachine Dreams, in its wisdom and its compassionate, utter ly unsentimental rendering of the American condition, will rank a s one of the great books of [the] decade. Jayne Anne Phillips is a blessing.-Robert StoneAn intensely Ameican, beautifully written first novel. . . . It carries the strength of myth, and yet is u tterly of our times.-The Wall Street Journal --This text refers t o an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From the Back Cover In her highly acclaimed debut novel, the bestselling author of Shelter introduces the Hampsons, an ordinary, small-tow n American family profoundly affected by the extraordinary events of history. Here is a stunning chronicle that begins with the De pression and ends with the Vietnam War, revealed in the thoughts, dreams, and memories of each family member. Mitch struggles to e arn a living as Jean becomes the main breadwinner, working to com plete college and raise the family. While the couple fight to kee p their marriage intact, their daughter Danner and son Billy forg e a sibling bond of uncommon strength. When Billy goes off to Vie tnam, Danner becomes the sole bond linking her family, whose diss olution mirrors the fractured state of America in the 1960s. Deep ly felt and vividly imagined, this lyrical novel is among the wis est of a generation to grapple with a war that maimed us all (The Village Voice), by a master of contemporary fiction. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author Jayne Anne Phillips was born in Buckhannon, Wes t Virginia. She is the author of three novels, MotherKind (2000), Shelter (1994) and Machine Dreams (1984), and two collections of widely anthologized stories, Fast Lanes (1987) and Black Tickets (1979). She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Nat ional Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, and a Bunting Fellowshi p. She has been awarded the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction ( 1980) and an Academy Award in Literature (1997) by the American A cademy of Arts and Letters. Her work has been translated into twe lve languages, and has appeared in Granta, Harper's, DoubleTake, and The Norton Anthology of Contemporary Fiction. She is currentl y Professor of English and Director of the MFA Program at Rutgers -Newark, the State University of New Jersey. Her new novel, Lark and Termite, is forthcoming from Knopf. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Seller Inventory # 565n
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