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ISBN
9780375705250

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375705252
ISBN-13
9780375705250
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1173592

Product Key Features

Book Title
Machine Dreams
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
War & Military, Small Town & Rural, Family Life, Historical
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Fiction
Author
Jayne Anne Phillips
Book Series
Vintage Contemporaries Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-018315
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"A beautifully patterned novel ... an enduring literary achievement . . . astonishing." -- The New York Times "Machine Dreams, in its wisdom and its compassionate, utterly unsentimental rendering of the American condition, will rank as one of the great books of [the] decade. Jayne Anne Phillips is a blessing." --Robert Stone "An intensely American, beautifully written first novel.... It carries the strength of myth, and yet is utterly of our times." -- The Wall Street Journal, "A beautifully patterned novel . . . an enduring literary achievement . . . astonishing."- The New York Times "Machine Dreams, in its wisdom and its compassionate, utterly unsentimental rendering of the American condition, will rank as one of the great books of [the] decade. Jayne Anne Phillips is a blessing."-Robert Stone"An intensely Ameican, beautifully written first novel. . . . It carries the strength of myth, and yet is utterly of our times."- The Wall Street Journal, "A beautifully patterned novel . . . an enduring literary achievement . . . astonishing." -The New York Times "Machine Dreams, in its wisdom and its compassionate, utterly unsentimental rendering of the American condition, will rank as one of the great books of [the] decade. Jayne Anne Phillips is a blessing." -Robert Stone "An intensely Ameican, beautifully written first novel. . . . It carries the strength of myth, and yet is utterly of our times." -The Wall Street Journal, "A beautifully patterned novel . . . an enduring literary achievement . . . astonishing." - The New York Times "Machine Dreams, in its wisdom and its compassionate, utterly unsentimental rendering of the American condition, will rank as one of the great books of [the] decade. Jayne Anne Phillips is a blessing." -Robert Stone "An intensely Ameican, beautifully written first novel. . . . It carries the strength of myth, and yet is utterly of our times." - The Wall Street Journal
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
Called "an enduring literary achievement . . . astonishing" by The New York Times, this highly acclaimed debut novel f rom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Night Watch introduces the Hampsons, an ordinary, small-town American family profoundly affected by the extraordinary events of history--from the Depression to the Vietnam War. One of The Atlantic 's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Here is a stunning chronicle that is revealed in the thoughts, dreams, and memories of each member of the Hampson family. Mitch struggles to earn a living as Jeans becomes the main breadwinner, working to complete college and raise the family. While the couple fight to keep their marriage intact, their daughter Danner and son Billy forge a sibling bond of uncommon strength. When Billy goes off to Vietnam, Danner becomes the sole bond linking her family, whose dissolution mirrors the fractured state of America in the 1960s. Deeply felt and vividly imagined, this lyrical novel is "among the wisest of a generation to grapple with a war that maimed us all" ( The Village Voice ), by a master of contemporary fiction., In her highly acclaimed debut novel, the bestselling author of Shelter introduces the Hampsons, an ordinary, small-town American family profoundly affected by the extraordinary events of history. Here is a stunning chronicle that begins with the Depression and ends with the Vietnam War, revealed in the thoughts, dreams, and memories of each family member. Mitch struggles to earn a living as Jeans becomes the main breadwinner, working to complete college and raise the family. While the couple fight to keep their marriage intact, their daughter Danner and son Billy forge a sibling bond of uncommon strength. When Billy goes off to Vietnam, Danner becomes the sole bond linking her family, whose dissolution mirrors the fractured state of America in the 1960s. Deeply felt and vividly imagined, this lyrical novel is "among the wisest of a generation to grapple with a war that maimed us all" ( The Village Voice ), by a master of contemporary fiction.
LC Classification Number
PS3566.H479M3 1999

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