The Resource A country road, a tree, Jo Baker
A country road, a tree, Jo Baker
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- Summary
- "From the best-selling author of Longbourn, a stunning new novel that follows an unnamed writer--Samuel Beckett--whose life and extraordinary literary gift are permanently shaped in the forge of war. When war breaks out in Europe in 1939, a young, unknown writer journeys from his home in neutral Ireland to conflict-ridden Paris and is drawn into the maelstrom. With him we experience the hardships yet stubborn vibrancy at the heart of Europe during the Nazis' rise to power; his friendships with James Joyce and other luminaries; his quietly passionate devotion to the Frenchwoman who will become his lifelong companion; his secret work for the French Resistance and narrow escapes from the Gestapo; his flight from occupied Paris to the countryside; and the rubble of his life after liberation. And through it all we are witness to workings of a uniquely brilliant mind struggling to create a language that will express his experience of this shattered world. Here is a remarkable story of survival and determination, and a portrait of the extremes of human experience alchemized into timeless art"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 289 pages
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book."
- Isbn
- 9781101947180
- Label
- A country road, a tree
- Title
- A country road, a tree
- Statement of responsibility
- Jo Baker
- Subject
-
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueWorld War II
- trueAuthors, Irish -- 20th century
- Authors, Irish
- trueCreativity in men
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueBiographical fiction
- Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989
- trueMen/women relations
- trueSecond World War era (1939-1945) -- 1939 -- 1945
- trueWar and society
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- France | Paris -- Fiction
- France -- Paris
- Authors, Irish -- 20th century -- Fiction
- trueFrance -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
- FICTION -- Historical
- FICTION -- Biographical
- trueBeckett, Samuel, 1906-1989
- Historical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- trueBiographical fiction
- trueFrench Resistance (World War II)
- 1900-1999.
- trueParis, France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1944
- Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Fiction
- trueIntellectual life
- FICTION -- Literary
- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- trueResistance to military occupation
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueIrish in France
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "From the best-selling author of Longbourn, a stunning new novel that follows an unnamed writer--Samuel Beckett--whose life and extraordinary literary gift are permanently shaped in the forge of war. When war breaks out in Europe in 1939, a young, unknown writer journeys from his home in neutral Ireland to conflict-ridden Paris and is drawn into the maelstrom. With him we experience the hardships yet stubborn vibrancy at the heart of Europe during the Nazis' rise to power; his friendships with James Joyce and other luminaries; his quietly passionate devotion to the Frenchwoman who will become his lifelong companion; his secret work for the French Resistance and narrow escapes from the Gestapo; his flight from occupied Paris to the countryside; and the rubble of his life after liberation. And through it all we are witness to workings of a uniquely brilliant mind struggling to create a language that will express his experience of this shattered world. Here is a remarkable story of survival and determination, and a portrait of the extremes of human experience alchemized into timeless art"--
- Summary
- Samuel Beckett is a young writer living in Paris, intoxicated by new friendships with James Joyce and the other writers and artists making the vibrant city their creative home. But when war breaks out in 1939, he puts his life in mortal danger and joins the Resistance. The novel illuminates how his extraordinary literary gift is forged by war.
- Award
- Loan Stars Favourites, 2016.
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Awards note
- The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction: Shortlist, 2017.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10466728
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Baker, Jo
- Dewey number
- 823/.92
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR6102.A57
- LC item number
- C68 2016
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Beckett, Samuel
- Authors, Irish
- World War, 1939-1945
- FICTION
- FICTION
- FICTION
- Beckett, Samuel
- World War (1939-1945)
- Authors, Irish
- France
- Beckett, Samuel
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A country road, a tree, Jo Baker
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-289)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn918969596
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 289 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101947180
- Lccn
- 2015041778
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
- 40026189385
- System control number
- (OCoLC)918969596
- Label
- A country road, a tree, Jo Baker
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-289)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn918969596
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 289 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101947180
- Lccn
- 2015041778
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
- 40026189385
- System control number
- (OCoLC)918969596
Subject
- 1900-1999.
- Authors, Irish
- trueAuthors, Irish -- 20th century
- Authors, Irish -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989
- trueBeckett, Samuel, 1906-1989
- Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Fiction
- trueBiographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- trueBiographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- trueCreativity in men
- FICTION -- Biographical
- FICTION -- Historical
- FICTION -- Literary
- Fiction
- trueFrance -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
- France -- Paris
- trueFrench Resistance (World War II)
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Historical fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueIntellectual life
- trueIrish in France
- trueMen/women relations
- trueParis, France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1944
- trueResistance to military occupation
- trueSecond World War era (1939-1945) -- 1939 -- 1945
- trueWar and society
- World War (1939-1945)
- trueWorld War II
- World War, 1939-1945 -- France | Paris -- Fiction
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