by Jim Harrison · 10/18 · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782264041159
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«De Marquette à Veracruz» is Jim Harrison's coming-of-age novel, published by 10/18 in paperback (485 pages, in French).
Young heir David Burkett takes refuge in a chalet on Michigan's North Peninsula to escape a family marked by a predatory father and an alcoholic mother. Riva la Noire, Vernice and Vera cross his path on his way to adulthood in a bildungsroman about inheritance, identity and social critique in the 1960s.
Published as «True North» in 1994, it is the first instalment of the «True North» series; in this edition the translation is by Brice Mathieussent and includes an unpublished preface by François Busnel.
For readers of contemporary American fiction with a family and social backdrop.
James Harrison was an American poet, novelist, and essayist. He was a prolific and versatile writer publishing over three dozen books in several genres including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, children's literature, and memoir. He wrote screenplays, book reviews, literary criticism, and published essays on food, travel, and sport. Harrison indicated that, of all his writing, his poetry meant the most to him.
