How It Went
Thirteen More Stories of the Port William Membership
by Wendell Berry
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Pub Date Nov 08 2022 | Archive Date Nov 08 2022
Catapult, Counterpoint Press, and Soft Skull Press | Counterpoint
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Description
For those readers of his poetry and inspired by his increasingly vital work as advocate for rational land use and the right-size life, these stories of Wendell Berry's offer entry into the fictional place of value and beauty that is Port William, Kentucky. Berry has said it's taken a lifetime for him to learn to write like an old man, and that's what we have here, stories told with grace and ease and majesty. Wendell Berry is one of our greatest living American authors, writing with the wisdom of maturity and the incandescence that comes of love.
These thirteen new works explore the memory and imagination of Andy Catlett, one of the well-loved central characters of the Port William saga. From 1932 to 2021, these stories span the length of Andy’s life, from before the outbreak of the Second World War to the threatened end of rural life in America.
Advance Praise
“Lyrical, immersive stories about work, neighbors, and the land . . . Berry has that gift for entertaining amid serious intent, and the many lighter, very human moments in his elegiac, cautionary, wistful stories keep them from sinking into jeremiad without diminishing his message. A fine collection by an enduring, endearing master.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“This is a work of essential American literature.”
—Booklist (starred review)
“Berry’s humanity and clear-eyed intelligence steer the stories away from simple nostalgia and into a thoughtful analysis of how communities inevitably change over time. This accomplished author still has much to offer.”
—Publishers Weekly
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781640095816 |
| PRICE | $26.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 256 |
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