from Bob Sarkisian, Head of School," I stumbled" onto Ethan Canin when I was sorting through new fiction releases at Barnes and Noble. America, America looked interesting; I had never read anything by him. What an incredible work of art! I was hooked. I hit the stacks of the Boston Public Library and read all his novels in chronological order-a mark of my anal leanings- Emperor of the Air, The Palace Thief, For Kings and Planets, and, finally, Carry Me Across the Water. This last read moved me in ways I still haven't figured out. Complex construction, the craftsmanship of his sentences, the truth of a life revealed-this was the work of an incredible artist. I couldn't help sharing my discovery with everyone."Carry Me Across the Water by Ethan Canin will be discussed at our next meeting in March (Date TBD) at 7:00p.m. at Steve and Deb Blazer’s house on the East Side. (Call the school at 751.2470 for the address). Dr. Howard Tinberg, a Bristol Community College English professor, will be the facilitator. Join us for insightful conversations, warm drinks and munchies.
“Take the advice of no one," the young August Kleinman is told by his mother as the Nazi party rises to power around them in Hamburg. With these words to guide him, young August escapes to America, where he goes on to build a fortune, a family, and a life on his own terms. At the defining moments that reveal character and shape fate, August's bold journey illuminates, at the deepest levels, the ways our lives truly unfold…this is an exquisite novel by the most mature and accomplished novelist of his generation. (Alan Cheuse, National Public Radio). Both the Boston Globe and The Times selected it as a Best Book of 2001.
“Take the advice of no one," the young August Kleinman is told by his mother as the Nazi party rises to power around them in Hamburg. With these words to guide him, young August escapes to America, where he goes on to build a fortune, a family, and a life on his own terms. At the defining moments that reveal character and shape fate, August's bold journey illuminates, at the deepest levels, the ways our lives truly unfold…this is an exquisite novel by the most mature and accomplished novelist of his generation. (Alan Cheuse, National Public Radio). Both the Boston Globe and The Times selected it as a Best Book of 2001.
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