by Annie Proulx · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781857021684
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«The Shipping News» is the novel by Annie Proulx, published by Fourth Estate in paperback (337 pages, in English).
Quoyle, a third-rate journalist, moves with his two daughters to Newfoundland, the land of his ancestors, after the death of his wife. There he starts working at a local newspaper and, surrounded by quirky characters, tries to rebuild his life while uncovering family secrets and facing the relentless landscape.
The novel received the National Book Award (1993), the Irish Times International Fiction Prize (1993), and the Pulitzer Prize (1994).
For readers of literary fiction who value a harsh and bittersweet portrait of rural life in Newfoundland.
Edna Ann Proulx is an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She has written most frequently as Annie Proulx but has also used the names E. Annie Proulx and E. A. Proulx.
