That Distant Land: The Collected Stories
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
That Distant Land: The Collected Stories
By (Author) Wendell Berry
Counterpoint
Counterpoint
24th February 2005
United States
Classifications
Physical Properties
Paperback
448
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
Description
Originally published in 2005, That Distant Land brings together twenty-three stories from the Port William Membership. Arranged in their fictional chronology, the book is not an anthology so much as it is a coherent temporal mapping of this landscape over time, revealing Berry's mastery of decades of the life lived alongside this clutch of interrelated characters bound by affection and followed over generations. This volume combines the stories found in The Wild Birds (1985), Fidelity (1992), and Watch with Me (1994), together with a map and a charting of the complex and interlocking genealogies.
Reviews
"Berry is an American treasure; this collection belongs in all literary fiction collections."
"Berry is the master of earthy country living seen through the eyes of laconic farmers.... He makes his stories shine with meaning and warmth."
Author Bio
Wendell Berry is the author of fifty books of poetry, fiction, and essays. He was recently awarded the Cleanth Brooks Medal for Lifetime Achievement by the Fellowship of Southern Writers and the Louis Bromfield Society Award. For over forty years he has lived and farmed with his wife, Tanya, in Kentucky.
