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Jayber Crow : A Novel by Wendell Berry (2001, Trade Paperback)
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Jayber Crow, Paperback by Berry, Wendell, ISBN 1582431604, ISBN-13 9781582431604, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In a novel set in a small-town "Heaven," the rural Kentucky farmer-philosopher returns to his fictional Port William to explore themes of love, suffering, and joy. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCounterpoint Press
ISBN-101582431604
ISBN-139781582431604
eBay Product ID (ePID)1845178
Product Key Features
Book TitleJayber Crow : a Novel
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychological, Small Town & Rural, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year2001
GenreFiction
AuthorWendell Berry
Book SeriesPort William Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight16.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsPraise for Jayber Crow "An almost perfect fiction, a sublime meditation on how irrevocable loss is redeemed through a renewed sense of kinship with the land and the past . . . A beautiful and ennobling book." "Mr. Berry writes elegantly, effortlessly balancing tragedy and a quiet, sly humor." "The family are caught on the wheel of nature, which is at once blindingly beautiful and unwittingly cruel . . . The narrative is stunning, the natural scene beautifully evoked."
Series Volume Number7
SynopsisJayber Crow, born in Goforth, Kentucky, orphaned at age ten, began his search as a "pre-ministerial student" at Pigeonville College. There, freedom met with new burdens and a young man needed more than a mirror to find himself. But the beginning of that finding was a short conversation with "Old Grit," his profound professor of New Testament Greek. "You have been given questions to which you cannot be given answers. You will have to live them out--perhaps a little at a time." "And how long is that going to take?" "I don't know. As long as you live, perhaps." "That could be a long time." "I will tell you a further mystery," he said. "It may take longer." Eventually, after the flood of 1937, Jayber becomes the barber of the small community of Port William, Kentucky. From behind that barber chair he lives out the questions that drove him from seminary and begins to accept the gifts of community that enclose his answers. The chair gives him a perfect perch from which to listen, to talk, and to see, as life spends itself all around. In this novel full of remarkable characters, he tells his story that becomes the story of his town and its transcendent membership., "This is a book about Heaven," says Jayber Crow, "but I must say too that . . . I have wondered sometimes if it would not finally turn out to be a book about Hell." It is 1932 and he has returned to his native Port William to become the town's barber. Orphaned at age ten, Jayber Crow's acquaintance with loneliness and want have made him a patient observer of the human animal, in both its goodness and frailty. He began his search as a "pre-ministerial student" at Pigeonville College. There, freedom met with new burdens and a young man needed more than a mirror to find himself. But the beginning of that finding was a short conversation with "Old Grit," his profound professor of New Testament Greek. "You have been given questions to which you cannot be given answers. You will have to live them out--perhaps a little at a time." "And how long is that going to take?" "I don't know. As long as you live, perhaps." "That could be a long time." "I will tell you a further mystery," he said. "It may take longer." Wendell Berry's clear-sighted depiction of humanity's gifts--love and loss, joy and despair--is seen though his intimate knowledge of the Port William Membership.
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- Feb 29, 2016
Outstanding literature!
This book is so beautifully written, it is almost poetic in it prose. I hated it to end so rushed out to find and read Andy Catlett, also by Wendell Berry. It too was excellent. I would highly recommend it. You wouldn't think the little Kentucky town of Port William and its inhabitants in the time pre and post WWII could be so riveting , but it surely is.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jan 05, 2020
Jayber Crow
Great book. The pace of the story is slow, but eventually draws you in. The life wisdom makes you think.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 14, 2021
Recommended
Sweet life story kept me engaged. For those who like to harken to slower times that were sometimes sadder yet contained joy in a sense of place and its people.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 31, 2017
The changing American landscape both physically and psycologically(values etc.)
I had read the book and have a couple of friends that I thought might like it so I sent a copy to each. I've yet to hear their reviews.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 29, 2020
Much of this novel reads like a poem brilliant
Insightful and compelling writing. Lots of gold hereVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 02, 2021
A great read
A great reDVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
