{"product_id":"wendell-berry-port-william-novels-stories-the-civil-war-to-world-war-ii-loa-302-nathan-coulter-andy-catlett-early-travels-a-world-lost-hardcover","title":"Wendell Berry: Port William Novels \u0026 Stories: The Civil War to World War II (Loa #302): Nathan Coulter \/ Andy Catlett: Early Travels \/ A World Lost \/ - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendell Berry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJack Shoemaker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary of America inaugurates its edition of the complete fiction of one of America's most beloved living writers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than fifty years, in eight novels and fortytwo short stories, Wendell Berry (b. 1934) has created an indelible portrait of rural America through the lens of Port William, Kentucky, one of the most fully imagined places in American literature. Taken together, these novels and stories form a masterwork of American prose: straightforward, spare, and lyrical. Now, for the first time, in an edition prepared in consultation with the author, Library of America is presenting the complete story of Port William in the order of narrative chronology. This first volume, which spans from the Civil War to World War II, gathers the novels \u003ci\u003eNathan Coulter\u003c\/i\u003e (1960, revised 1985), \u003ci\u003eA Place on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (1967, revised 1983), \u003ci\u003eA World Lost\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), and \u003ci\u003eAndy Catlett: Early Travels\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), along with twenty-three short stories, among them such favorites as \"Watch With Me,\" \"Thicker than Liquor,\" and \"A Desirable Woman.\" It also features a newly researched chronology of Berry's life and career, a map and a Port William Membership family tree, and helpful notes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBRARY OF AMERICA\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWENDELL BERRY\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1934) is a novelist, poet, farmer, and environmental writer and activist. He has published over 50 books, including over 25 books of poetry, 16 essay collections, and 8 novels. In 2010 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Obama, and in 2013 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2016 he received the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle. He has made his home with his wife, Tanya Berry, in Henry County, Kentucky, for the last 50 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACK SHOEMAKER\u003c\/b\u003e is the Editorial Director of Counterpoint Press, publishing the work of Gary Snyder, M.F.K. Fisher, Evan S. Connell, Robert Aitken, Anne Lamott, Jane Vandenburgh, and many others. He has worked with Wendell Berry for more than forty years.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1034\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166840787079,"sku":"9781598535549","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8d64444f00b9512dfa3587279f95d0d6.webp?v=1733323543","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/wendell-berry-port-william-novels-stories-the-civil-war-to-world-war-ii-loa-302-nathan-coulter-andy-catlett-early-travels-a-world-lost-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}