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Synopsis
The rhythms of this novel are the rhythms of the land. A Place on Earth resonates with variations played on themes of change; looping transitions from war into peace, winter into spring, browning flood destruction into greening fields, absence into presence, lost into found.
About the Author:
An essayist, novelist, and poet, Wendell Berry is the author of more than thirty books. He lives and farms in his native Kentucky with his wife, Tanya Berry.
Publishers Weekly
Mat's inner struggle to come to terms with the world is illuminated and given meaning by Wendell Berry's compassionate understanding of the town, the land, and the people he writes about...His book is one to be savored slowly for its humanity, humor, wisdom, and poetry.