By by jeffrey lent, teaches writing at carnegie mellon university and is a fiction writer. Lost nation by jeffrey lent at inkwell management literary agency. Lost nation lost nation is a powerfully written novel that explores a human condition as twisted and hidden as the tangled northern wilderness the boston globe. Lost nation ebook by jeffrey lent 9781555846770 rakuten kobo. Lost nation by sharon dilworth pittsburgh postgazette.
The novel opens with a man known as blood, guiding an oxcart. This novel is an insightful journey into the heart of darkness, limned with courage and a commitment to the enlightenment of shared grace. In his second novel, lost nation, jeffrey lent follows blood, a mysterious rogue attempting to make a new life for himself in indian stream, an ungoverned territory in 19thcentury northern new hampshire. He is primal man who intends to pay his way to his new opportunities by selling child prostitute sally whenever need. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. A novel by jeffrey lent and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jeffrey lent has written a novel set in 1838 whose characters are strikingly similar to todays man in the mirror. Lost nation is a unique novel about borders, about memory, about imagination, about the ageold dream of becoming a better man by moving to a different place. Jeffrey lent was born in vermont and grew up there and in western new york state. Jeffrey lent author jeffrey lent is the author of in the fall and lost nation, which have been translated into more than eight languages. May 2002 with his new novel, lost nation, jeffrey lent has proven that there are second acts in american literature. Lost nation by jeffrey lent overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Attended franconia college and the college at purchase. Read lost nation a novel by jeffrey lent available from rakuten kobo. The book centers around blood, a middleaged tavern owner with a troubled past, and sally, his teenaged companion, who hopes for a better future than prostitution. With his new novel, lost nation, jeffrey lent has proven that there are second acts in american literature. The novel opens with a man known as blood, guiding an oxcart of rum toward the wild country of new hampshire, an ungoverned territory called the indian stream a land where the luckless. Jeffrey lents lost nation is an edgy and overpowering novel about a taciturn and solitary man named blood who is heading for the virgin lands of maine to carve a life from the unyielding soil of the american wilderness. Lost nation by jeffrey lent overview lost nation is a powerfully written novel that explores a human condition as twisted and hidden as the tangled northern wilderness the boston globe. His other novels are lost nation, a peculiar grace, after youve gone, and a slant of light, which was a finalist for the new england book award and a washington post best book of 2015.
He doubted the hand of god but did not discount it discarding only the god of the pulpit and the pious. Lent, who lives with his family in rural vermont, is currently working on two new novels. This latest effort by jeffrey lent escapes traditional confines in the service of an innovative writing style. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Jeffrey lent introduction of so the wind wont blow it all away. Each of us can find a piece of our soul on these pages. The acclaimed authors mesmerizing tale of a young man and woman who struggle to survive in the remote, disputed terri. Lent, a quietly bold writer who rarely takes the expected path, makes this novel as much about mothers and daughters as about men and war. Jeffrey lent is currently considered a single author. In the fall and lost nation were bookofthemonth club main selections writings.
Jeffrey lent s historical novel lost nation tells the story of island stream, a small settlement in northern new hampshire in 1836 that declares itself a sovereign nation. With lost nation, his second book, lent fulfills the promise of his remarkable debut, establishing. The most recent effort by jeffrey lent escapes traditional confines in the service of an innovative style. In what ways can lost nation be seen as a reworking of an odyssey theme. The novel opens with a man known as blood, guiding an oxcart of rum toward the wild country of new hampshire, an ungoverned territory called the indian stream. His first novel, in the fall, was a national bestseller. Lost nation challenges the accepted format of his first novel, unrestricted by conventional standards, more edgy and jagged, yet unlike streamofconsciousness, with an overpowering sense of immediacy. His other books include lost nation, a peculiar grace, and after youve come. Jeffrey lent will sign copies of a slant of light, a postcivil war tragedy of regret and redemption, at 5. Lost nation challenges the format of lents first novel, in the fall, where, unrestricted by conventional standards, the writing is more edgy. May 30, 2015 his other books include lost nation, a peculiar grace, and after youve come. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.
He lived for many years in north carolina, an enriching and formative experience. A man of learning and wisdom with a secret past that has scorched his soul, blood remakes himself as a trader, hauling with him sally, a sixteenyearold girl won from the madam of a brothel over a game of cards. In lost nation, jeffrey lent hits his stride as a writer, with powerful, confident prose that rarely disappoints and is frequently touched with moments of unexpected tenderness. In lost nation, jeffrey lent has hit his stride as an author, with powerful, confident prose that rarely disappoints and frequently surprises with moments of unexpected tenderness. A novel paperback march 10, 2003 by jeffrey lent author. Jeffrey lents genius is that he recognizes that wherever we are now is wherever we have been, that we will always in some place be both rooted and uprooted. The novel opens with a man known as blood, guiding an oxcart of rum toward the wild country of new hampshire, an ungoverned territory called the indian stream a land where the luckless or outlawed have made a fresh start. The novel opens with a man known as blood, guiding an oxcart of rum toward the wild country of new hampshire, an ungoverned territory called the indian streama land. Jeffrey lent by colorado college free listening on. He lives in vermont with his wife and two daughters. Blood, the one protagonist with a name in jeffrey lents new novel, is the quintessential stranger who comes to town and disrupts the sense of order and balance established there. Jeffrey lent is an amazing word wrangler, particularly in describing the natural beauty and unforgiving harshness of the land. The novel opens with a man known as blood, guiding an oxcart of rum toward the wild country of new hampshire, an ungoverned territory called the indian stream a land where the. Review lost nation by jeffrey lent january magazine.
I could not put it down, because i had to know the fate of the characters and the end of the story. The novel opens with a man known as blood, guiding an oxcart of rum toward the wild. His other novels are lost nation, a peculiar grace, after youve gone, and a slant of light, which was a finalist for the new england book award and a washington post best book of. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Consider the voyages, the search for self, search for father, trials and testing, meeting monster figures, and glimpses of the idyllic. Following on the success of his first novel, in the fall, lent has produced a second book with the same sort of tragic power and dignity. He studied literature and psychology at franconia college in new hampshire and suny purchase. Lost nation further satisfies as a suggestive allegory of a fledgling civilizations loss of innocence and helpless pursuit of selfdestructive folly. Jeffrey lents first novel, in the fall, was a national bestseller. Intending to start a trading business, blood brings with him rum, supplies, and sally, a 16yearold girl he won in a card game from the madam of a brothel. Bloods past is shrouded in mystery, but its rumored that the secrets he carries are dark. The comparisons that have been made between lent and cormac mccarthy are understandable.
Intending to start a trading business, blood brings with him rum, supplies, and sally, a 16yearold girl he won in a card game from the. After youve gone, a peculiar grace, lost nation, and in the fall, which was a national best seller. Jeffrey lent s first novel, in the fall, was a national bestseller. These are extraordinary novels of historical sweep in the tradition of william faulkner, toni morrison and cormac mccarthy.
Lost nation is literature for our own floundering, dissatisfied country. Jeffrey lent seeking to make a fresh start and establish himself as a trader, blood heads for indian stream, a wild, ungoverned territory in northern new hampshire, but his arrival triggers an escalating series. Lost nation s main character is a middleaged man named blood. Lost nation by jeffrey lent at inkwell management literary. Lost nation is a gritty, gripping historical fiction read.
Lent lives with his wife and two daughters in central vermont. Jeffrey lent by colorado college free listening on soundcloud. Jeffrey lent is the author of two highly acclaimed novels, in the fall and lost nation. Mar 10, 2003 lost nation by jeffrey lent a man of learning and wisdom with a secret past that has scorched his soul, blood remakes himself as a trader, hauling with him sally, a sixteenyearold girl won from the madam of a brothel over a game of cards. See all books authored by jeffrey lent, including in the fall, and lost nation, and more on. Jeffrey lent books list of books by author jeffrey lent. Impelled by sensuous prose and atmospheric storytelling, lost nation delves beneath the bright, promising veneer of earlynineteenthcentury new england to unveil a startling parable of individualism and nationhood.
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