That Old Ace in the Hole (eBook, ePUB)
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| Partner: | buecher.de |
| Hersteller: | HarperCollins Publishers (Proulx, Annie) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
The brilliant novel from Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx, author of THE SHIPPING NEWS. A richly textured story of one man´s struggle to make good in the inhospitable ranch country of the Texas panhandle, told with razor wit and a masterly sense of place. ´An absolute corker of a novel which manages the dual feat of being a serious satire on the evils of global capitalism, and a personal comedy of Dickensian dimensions.´ A N Wilson, Daily Telegraph Some folks in the Texas panhandle do not like hog farms. But Bob Dollar, the newly-hired hog site scout for Global Pork Rind, intends to do his job. Bob must contend with tough men and women like ancient Freda Beautyrooms who controls a ranch he covets, and Ace Crouch, the windmiller who defies the hog farms. As Bob settles in at La Von Fronk´s bunkhouse and lends a hand at Cy Frease´s Old Dog Café, he is forced to question everything. ´Proulx´s own ace in the hole is her brilliance at evoking place and landscape. She sets about...
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