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Yellow Earth by John Sayles (2020, Hardcover)
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PublisherHaymarket Books
ISBN-101642590215
ISBN-139781642590210
eBay Product ID (ePID)12038495935
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Book TitleYellow Earth
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSagas, Native American & Aboriginal, Political, Action & Adventure
Publication Year2020
GenreFiction
AuthorJohn Sayles
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight27.2 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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ReviewsFilmmaker Sayles ... is also a highly imaginative short story writer with a sure ear for dialogue, a keen eye for group dynamics, a flair for quickly establishing intriguing mise-en-scènes, and the ability to animate a great spectrum of flinty characters ... Sayles expresses his compassion and concern for those who struggle with poverty and prejudice, seeking both to provoke and entertain." --Booklist "Many writers can render credible characters in a credible world, but only a few can do so with a warmth and a humor that is as wise as it is true." --Chicago Sun-Times "[Sayles's] ancestry is more like the reportorial vigor Jack London on one side and a little of the sweet impressionism of Stephen Crane on the other." --The New York Times "John Sayles is one of the most important public historians of our generation." --William Cronon, President of the American Historical Association "John Sayles is the very paradigm of the contemporary independent filmmaker. By raising much of the funding for his films himself, Sayles functions more independently than most directors, and he has used his freedom to write and produce films with a distinctive personal style and often clearly expressed political positions.From The Return of the Secaucus Seven to Sunshine State, his films have consistently expressed progressive political positions on issues including race, gender, sexuality, class, and disability." --University of Illinois Press Sayles is a terrific writer. His breathtaking precision and attention to detail can make E.L. Doctorow's historical novels look puny and slapdash by comparison. His ability to map the intersections of scores of plots and hundreds of fictional and real-life characters is truly stunning." --Adam Langer, San Francisco Chronicle, "Densely textured, overtly political fifth novel, the acclaimed director and screenwriter recounts what happens when shale oil is discovered beneath an Indian reservation in the North Dakota badlands and crowds of outsiders descend."--New York Times (New and Noteworthy) "Without falling prey to false "both sides" equivocation, Sayles masterfully balances and gives fair hearings to competing agendas and doesn't shy away from the ugly side of human nature; by the same token, he doesn't give in to cynicism or despair. What animates his fiction is curiosity about different kinds of people and their experiences, and an imagination expansive enough to portray their inner lives. He doesn't fetishize diversity, but his stories are naturally diverse as a result of his engaged interest in the world around him. Now entering the fifth decade of his career, Sayles remains a standard-bearer for the American novel." --Slant Magazine "Filmmaker Sayles ... is also a highly imaginative short story writer with a sure ear for dialogue, a keen eye for group dynamics, a flair for quickly establishing intriguing mise-en-scènes, and the ability to animate a great spectrum of flinty characters ... Sayles expresses his compassion and concern for those who struggle with poverty and prejudice, seeking both to provoke and entertain." --Booklist (Starred) "John Sayles is a living master. Yellow Earth reminds me what novels are for." --Jennifer Haigh, author of Heat and Light "Many writers can render credible characters in a credible world, but only a few can do so with a warmth and a humor that is as wise as it is true." --Chicago Sun-Times "[Sayles's] ancestry is more like the reportorial vigor Jack London on one side and a little of the sweet impressionism of Stephen Crane on the other." --The New York Times "John Sayles is one of the most important public historians of our generation." --William Cronon, President of the American Historical Association "John Sayles is the very paradigm of the contemporary independent filmmaker. By raising much of the funding for his films himself, Sayles functions more independently than most directors, and he has used his freedom to write and produce films with a distinctive personal style and often clearly expressed political positions.From The Return of the Secaucus Seven to Sunshine State, his films have consistently expressed progressive political positions on issues including race, gender, sexuality, class, and disability." --University of Illinois Press Sayles is a terrific writer. His breathtaking precision and attention to detail can make E.L. Doctorow's historical novels look puny and slapdash by comparison. His ability to map the intersections of scores of plots and hundreds of fictional and real-life characters is truly stunning." --Adam Langer, San Francisco Chronicle, "Filmmaker Sayles ... is also a highly imaginative short story writer with a sure ear for dialogue, a keen eye for group dynamics, a flair for quickly establishing intriguing mise-en-scènes, and the ability to animate a great spectrum of flinty characters ... Sayles expresses his compassion and concern for those who struggle with poverty and prejudice, seeking both to provoke and entertain." --Booklist "John Sayles is a living master. Yellow Earth reminds me what novels are for." --Jennifer Haigh, author of Heat and Light "Many writers can render credible characters in a credible world, but only a few can do so with a warmth and a humor that is as wise as it is true." --Chicago Sun-Times "[Sayles's] ancestry is more like the reportorial vigor Jack London on one side and a little of the sweet impressionism of Stephen Crane on the other." --The New York Times "John Sayles is one of the most important public historians of our generation." --William Cronon, President of the American Historical Association "John Sayles is the very paradigm of the contemporary independent filmmaker. By raising much of the funding for his films himself, Sayles functions more independently than most directors, and he has used his freedom to write and produce films with a distinctive personal style and often clearly expressed political positions.From The Return of the Secaucus Seven to Sunshine State, his films have consistently expressed progressive political positions on issues including race, gender, sexuality, class, and disability." --University of Illinois Press Sayles is a terrific writer. His breathtaking precision and attention to detail can make E.L. Doctorow's historical novels look puny and slapdash by comparison. His ability to map the intersections of scores of plots and hundreds of fictional and real-life characters is truly stunning." --Adam Langer, San Francisco Chronicle
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal813/.6
Table Of ContentEXPLORATION- we meet the players as the decision is made to drill the Bakken shale oil reserve STIMULATION- people make commitments an take sides as the fracking begins EXTRACTION- wells begins to pay off, a point of no return is reached ABSQUATULATION- worldwide oil prices dip, the drillers leave as quickly as they came, somebody gets left holding the bag
SynopsisIn Yellow Earth, John Sayles introduces an epic cast of characters, weaving together narratives of competing agendas and worldviews with lyrical dexterity, insight, and wit. When rich layers of shale oil are discovered beneath the town of Yellow Earth, all hell breaks loose. Locals, oil workers, service workers, politicians, law enforcement, and get-rich-quick opportunists--along with an earnest wildlife biologist--commingle and collide as the population of the town triples overnight. Harleigh Killdeer, chairman of the tribal business council of the neighboring Three Nations reservation, entertains visions of "sovereignty by the barrel" and joins forces with a fast-talking entrepreneur. From casino dealers to activists and high school kids, everyone in the region is swept up in the unsparing wave of an oil boom. Sayles's masterful storytelling draws an arc from the earliest exploitation of this land and its people all the way to twenty-first-century privatization schemes. Through the intertwining lives of its characters, Yellow Earth lays bare how the profit motive erodes human relationships, as well as our living planet. The fate of Yellow Earth serves as a parable for our times., In Yellow Earth, the site of Three Nations reservations on the banks of the Missouri River in North Dakota, Sayles introduces us to Harleigh Killdeer, chairman of the Tribal Business Council. "An activist in his way, a product of the Casino Era," Kildeer, who is contracted by oil firm Case and Crosby, spearheads the new Three Nations Petroleum Company. What follows, with characteristic lyrical dexterity, insight, and wit, introduces us to a memorable cast of characters, weaving together narratives of competing worlds through masterful storytelling. Set shortly before Standing Rock would become a symbol of historic proportions of the brutal confrontation between native resistance and the forces of big business and law enforcement, the fate of Yellow Earth serves as a parable for our times., Rich layers of shale oil are discovered under Yellow Earth, North Dakota and the neighboring Three Nations Indian reservation. All hell breaks loose., In Yellow Earth, the site of Three Nations reservations on the banks of the Missouri River in North Dakota, Sayles introduces us to Harleigh Killdeer, chairman of the Tribal Business Council. "An activist in his way, a product of the Casino Era," Kildeer, who is contracted by oil firm Case and Crosby, spearheads the new Three Nations Petroleum Company.What follows, with characteristic lyrical dexterity, insight, and wit, introduces us to a memorable cast of characters, weaving together narratives of competing worlds through masterful storytelling.Set shortly before Standing Rock would become a symbol of historic proportions of the brutal confrontation between native resistance and the forces of big business and law enforcement, the fate of Yellow Earth serves as a parable for our times., In Yellow Earth , John Sayles introduces an epic cast of characters, weaving together narratives of competing agendas and worldviews with lyrical dexterity, insight, and wit. When rich layers of shale oil are discovered beneath the town of Yellow Earth, all hell breaks loose. Locals, oil workers, service workers, politicians, law enforcement, and get-rich-quick opportunists--along with an earnest wildlife biologist--commingle and collide as the population of the town triples overnight. Harleigh Killdeer, chairman of the tribal business council of the neighboring Three Nations reservation, entertains visions of "sovereignty by the barrel" and joins forces with a fast-talking entrepreneur. From casino dealers to activists and high school kids, everyone in the region is swept up in the unsparing wave of an oil boom. Sayles's masterful storytelling draws an arc from the earliest exploitation of this land and its people all the way to twenty-first-century privatization schemes. Through the intertwining lives of its characters, Yellow Earth lays bare how the profit motive erodes human relationships, as well as our living planet. The fate of Yellow Earth serves as a parable for our times.
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