Bibliograph

Barkskins, a novel, Annie Proulx

Type

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Barkskins, a novel, Annie Proulx

Language

eng

Illustrations

genealogical tables

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Barkskins

Oclc number

915943439

Responsibility statement

Annie Proulx

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"Barkskins opens in New France in the late 18th century as Rene Sel, an illiterate woodsman makes his way from Northern France to the homeland to seek a living. Bound to a "seigneur" for three years in exchange for land, he suffers extraordinary hardship and violence, always in awe of the forest he is charged with clearing. In the course of this epic novel, Proulx tells the stories of Rene's children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, as well as the descendants of his friends and foes, as they travel back to Europe, to China, to New England, always in quest of a livelihood or fleeing stunningly brutal conditions--war, pestilence, Indian attacks, the revenge of rivals."--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Bark skins

Classification