{"product_id":"eventide-kent-haruf","title":"Eventide (Kent Haruf)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Kent Haruf's poignant novel, the small Colorado town of Holt comes to life through the intertwined stories of its residents, each facing their own struggles and triumphs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the astonishing \u003ci\u003ePlainsong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEventide\u003c\/i\u003e is Kent Haruf's second novel set in his imaginary landscape of Holt, Colorado. Harold and Raymond McPheron are finally waving goodbye to their beloved Victoria, a young mother with a first chance at an education. Betty and Luther Wallace are struggling to keep their heads above water and their children out of care, while young friends Dena and DJ find solace away from their own troubled homes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs these stories unfold and entwine, tragedy strikes the McPheron household and life is thrown irrevocably off course. Heart-breaking yet hopeful, \u003ci\u003eEventide\u003c\/i\u003e is an unflinching depiction of the hardships of small-town life, lit up by astonishing moments of redemption. Haruf's prose captures the essence of humanity in this rural community, delving into themes of family, abandonment, death and abuse with a deft and compassionate touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eKent Haruf is the author of six novels (and, with the photographer Peter Brown,\u003ci\u003e West of Last Chance\u003c\/i\u003e). His honours include a Whiting Foundation Writers' Award, the Mountains \u0026amp; Plains Booksellers Award, the Wallace Stegner Award, and a special citation from the PEN\/Hemingway Foundation; he was also a finalist for the National Book Award, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award. \u003ci\u003eBenediction\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Folio Prize. He died in November 2014, at the age of seventy-one.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 336 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65810225725789,"sku":"K050991793","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/5099179300001A.jpg?v=1788513646","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/eventide-kent-haruf","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}