Angle of repose book

Wallace stegners 1971 novel angle of repose was a beautifully written, masterfully crafted, touchingly and ponderously enjoyable to read. Buck maxim gorky mario puzo james clavell fyodor dostoevsky amy tan. Angle of repose was written during a time of tremendous political and social upheaval in america, and lymans frequent reflections on the era create much of the tension in the novel. A funnel with a wide outlet is affixed at a distance of 10 cm above the bench, where a piece of paper is placed directly beneath the funnel. Angle of repose book denton public library bibliocommons. Grandparents in fiction, married people in fiction, fiction, people with disabilities in fiction, adultery in fiction, literature, grandparents, married people, aged in fiction, california, historians, classic literature, open library staff picks, older people, historians in fiction, people with disabilities. An american masterpiece and iconic novel of the west by national book award. But his research reveals even more about his own life than hes willing to admit. This in partial contrast to and rebuttal of his son at berkeley interested in change but only as a process.

This 48page guide for angle of repose by wallace stegner includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 54 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Buy a cheap copy of angle of repose book by wallace stegner. Angle of repose wallace stegner, 1971 penguin group usa 392 pp. First state with no pulitzer sticker on front panel or sticker residue. Angle of repose contemporary american fiction and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Among his many literary prizes are the pulitzer prize for angle of repose 1971 and the national book award forthe spectator bird 1976. A book is generally a fast paced and entertaining story. Lyman ward is a retired professor of history, recently confined to a wheelchair by a crippling bone disease and dependant on others for his every need. In 1972, wallace earle stegner won a pulitzer prize for angle of repose 1971, a novel about a wheelchairbound mans recreation of his new england grandmothers experience in a late nineteenthcentury frontier town. Angle of repose is another important physical property used for characterization of the bulk of particulate foods such as seeds, grains, flours, grits, and fruits. He was born in lake mills, iowa and grew up in great falls, montana, salt lake city, utah and southern saskatchewan, which he wrote about in his autobiography wolf willow. Wallace stegner described angle of repose as a novel about time, as much as anythingabout people who live through time, who believe in both a past and a future.

Wallace stegner 19031993 was the author of many books of fiction and nonfiction, including the national book awardwinning the spectator bird 1976 and crossing to safety. Fradkin is the author of 11 books about the american west. The angle of repose was on most of these lists and in my opinion it should be on all of them. The unfolding drama of the story of the american west sets the tone for stegners masterpiece. It may deal with geopolitics, romance, horror, murder, or any other topic you can think of. A severely disabled wheelchair bound professor, whose marriage has failed, researches and writes the saga of his pioneer grandparents, a couple whose marriage lasted in spite of tremendous adversity and tragedy. Angle of repose by wallace stegner, paperback barnes. The angle of repose is a book i saw my mother read years ago. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. It is told by a former college professor and historian who looks at his grandparents lives in search of a reason for the success or failure of a marriage. Lyman wards history of his grandparents and his need to keep his. Stegners pulitzer prizewinning novel of personal, historical, and geographic discovery confined to a wheelchair, retired historian lyman ward sets out to write his grandparents remarkable story, chronicling their days spent carving civilization into the surface of americas western frontier. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read angle of repose.

Click to read more about angle of repose by wallace stegner. Set in many parts of the west, angle of repose is a story of discovery personal, historical, and geographical that endures as wallace stegners masterwork. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. This book is a masterpiece i think it is the best american novel i. Angle of repose is an exceptional novel that exposes through a well plotted story the early myth of americas west as a land of opportunity and. Stegners pulitzer prizewinning novel is the story of four generations in the life of an american family. There is a huge difference between a book and a novel. A late autumn retrospective, accomplished with a long lens, in which lyman ward, retired, ill and wheelchairbound, attempts to affirm the continuity of the past and the doppler effect of time by reconstructing his grandparents lives. Angle of repose is a 1971 novel by wallace stegner about a wheelchairusing historian, lyman ward, who has lost connection with his son and living family and decides to write about his frontierera grandparents. Angle of repose by wallace stegner is a pulitzer prize winning novel about marriage. More wallace stegner quotations by book titles angle of repose related authors franz kafka sidney sheldon robertson davies robert ludlum pearl s.

The novel is directly based on the letters of mary hallock foote, later published as a victorian gentlewoman in the far west. Collecting angle of repose by stegner, wallace first. In order to do that, he plans on holing up in their old homedubbed the zodiac. Angle of repose by wallace stegner book club discussion.

Angle of repose won the pulitzer prize for fiction in. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. It is as much about lyman wards life as about his grandmothers. Wheelchairbound with a crippling bone disease and dependent on others for his every need. Plagiarism allegations aimed at stegners angle of repose wont be put. Published in 1971, it won the pulitzer prize and in a poll by the san francisco chronicle was named the number one novel about the west grapes of wrath was second. Wallace stegners pultizer prizewinning novel is a story of dis. Angle of repose book by wallace stegner thriftbooks. National book award for the spectator bird, 1977 some call wallace stegner the dean of western writers. Angle of repose is a novel about a man writing a novel. Angle of repose book charlotte mecklenburg library. Yet some twenty years after its publication the characters personal histories continue to be relevant and edifying. This angle is called the angle of repose of the material.

With all these thoughts working around my head, i decided to take up a novel that looms large in the western literary landscape, angle of repose by wallace stegner. Lyman ward is a wheelchairbound exhistorian whos diving into the most ambitious project of his life. Free download or read online angle of repose pdf epub book. We plan to begin the discussion on monday october 27th. Angle of repose is a 1971 novel by wallace stegner about a wheelchairusing historian. His collection of essays, where the bluebird sings to the lemonade springs 1992, was nominated for the national book critics circle award. Stegner was born on february 18, 1909 in lake mills, iowa. It is touch that is the deadliest enemy of chastity, loyalty, monogamy, gentility with its codes and conventions and restraints. Angle of repose penguin twentiethcentury classics and millions of other books are available for. The dictionary tells us that an angle of repose means the steepest angle at which a sloping surface formed of a particular loose material is stable.

The term angle of repose is a geologic one which means the slope angle, about 30 degrees, at which dirt and pebbles stop rolling. A clean and attractive copy overall with slight bump along top edge of front board else without real blemish. Angle of repose is a commentary on marriage, what makes it work and what makes it fail. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Angle of repose book central rappahannock regional. On another thread a number of us thought we would like to discuss the book angle of repose by wallace stegner. The major books stegner wrote in the last two decades of his career starting with the pulitzer prizewinning angle of repose 1971 and the devoto biography take. Angle of repose, which won, in 1972, the pulitzer prize for wallace stegner, unites past and present in telling two stories. But susan and lyman ward are too alert to the possible figurative, human possibilities of the phrase to allow it to be a mere descriptive term. An american masterpiece and iconic novel of the west by national book award and pulitzer prize winner wallace stegnera deeply moving narrative of one family and the traditions of our national past.

Angle of repose is a novel about time, as much as anythingabout people who live through time, who believe in both a past and a futureit reveals how even the most rebellious crusades of our time follow paths that our greatgrandfathers feet beat dusty. Amid the chaos of 1970s counterculture he retreats to his ancestral home of grass valley, california, to write the biography of his grandmother. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 569 pages and is available in paperback format. I was too young then to share it with her but knew it was on my must read list just by quietly watching her experience this remarkable book during one hot summer vacation. When granular solids are piled on a flat surface, the sides of the pile are at a definite reproducible angle with the horizontal leveled surface fig. The first edition of the novel was published in 1971, and was written by wallace stegner. A wheelchairbound retired historian embarks on a monumental quest. Wallace stegner 19091993 was the author of, among other novels, all the little live things winner of a commonwealth club gold medal, angle of repose winner of the pulitzer prize, and the spectator bird winner of the national book award.