The Good Oak - Couverture souple

Etchart, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0874176026 ISBN 13 : 9780874176025

Editeur : University of Nevada Press, 2004

Synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Matt Echbar is angry at the world. His widowed father is too busy for him, and his grandfather is an embarrassment, an unschooled Basque shepherd whose language and customs are completely alien to Matt's all-American lifestyle. And things get worse when the grandfather steals a flock of sheep and dragoons Matt into helping him drive them to a secret camp in the Arizona mountains. The ensuing adventure is one of the most compelling and delightful coming-of-age novels in recent fiction. the flock across the burgeoning suburbs of Phoenix and into the remote mountains, the boy learns the ancient skills of the sheepherder and discovers the unexpected wisdom that has given his Old Country grandfather the strength and patience of a sturdy oak. By the time the journey reaches its fateful conclusion, Matt has developed a new bond with the old man and has learned that true manhood includes accepting one's heritage. American and an ethnic identity, yarn about the angst and frustration of growing up, this novel offers a rousing adventure - sometimes hilarious, often profoundly moving, always irresistible.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Nevada Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0874176026
• ISBN 13: 9780874176025
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
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• Personne responsable: non disponible