New Releases by Annie Proulx

Watercolor paintings of the landscape and people of the West interspersed with a narration by Annie Proulx of Matthews'' life and work with insight into both the ranching life and the art-making life.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx''s mesmerising stories inspired by the harsh and unforgiving landscape of Wyoming are gathered together for the first time in one beautiful and collectable volume.On the heels of last year''s mesmerising film adaptation of ''Brokeback Mountain'' comes this beautiful, single volume collection of Annie Proulx''s celebrated Wyoming stories. Inventive, compassionate and wildly funny, they explore the unbreakable bond between a people and their land in rich and robust language, with an eye for detail unparalleled in American fiction.In ''The Contest'', the men of Elk Tooth, Wyoming, vow to put aside their razors for two seasons and wait to see who has the longest beard come the 4th of July. Deb Sipple, the moving protagonist of ''That Trickle Down Effect'', finds that his opportunism - and his smoking habit - lead to massive destruction. And ''What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?'' is the story of Gilbert Wolfscale, whose rabid devotion to his ranch drives away his wife and sons.Every story of this stunning collection is a tribute to Proulx''s wit, her knowledge of the West, and her profound sympathy for characters who must use sheer will and courage to make it in such unforgiving territory.

Recounts myths of the closing decades of the western frontier viewed through the eyes of Nellie Courtright and her brother Jackson, orphans that make good in the town of Rita Blanca in what would become the Oklahoma Panhandle.

A la fin du XIXe siècle, un Sicilien débarque à La Nouvelle-Orléans, accompagné de son fils et d''un magnifique accordéon de sa fabrication. Passant de main en main, l''instrument devient le héros du livre. Il accompagne les aventures et tribulations des émigrants du melting-pot: Allemands du Middle West, Polonais de Chicago, Norvégiens du Minnesota... Tous ces humbles, ces miséreux de l''Europe gagnés par le rêve du Nouveau Monde, et dont les descendants, oubliant peu à peu leurs racines, forment l''Amérique d''aujourd''hui, sont les personnages d''un roman-fleuve grandiose comme une épopée. Lauréate du National Book Award et du prix Pulitzer, traduite dans une trentaine de pays, Annie Proulx nous conte l''Amérique réelle avec une vigueur et une puissance dignes de Steinbeck ou de Dos Passos.

Livet er rått og hardt, landskapet er stort og åpent i Annie Proulx'' noveller. Ranchliv, cowboyliv og rodeoliv står i fokus - fjernt fra idyll og fjernt fra all westernromantikk. Her er fortellinger om ensomhet, brå vold, barsk humor og kjærlighet på avveier og bar bakke, og samlingen inneholder også fortellingen bak filmen "Brokeback Mountain". Annie Proulx har mottatt en rekke litterære priser, bl.a. Pulitzer-prisen.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx follows the success of Close Range with another remarkable collection of short stories set in Wyoming. Bad Dirt is filled with the vivid and willful characters for which Proulx has become known. Each occupies a community or landscape described in rich and robust language, with an eye for detail unparalleled in American fiction. In ''The Contest'', the men of Elk Tooth, Wyoming, vow to put aside their razors for two seasons and wait to see who has the longest beard come the 4th of July. Deb Sipple, the moving protagonist of ''That Trickle Down Effect'', finds that his opportunism - and his smoking habit - lead to a massive destruction. And ''What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick? '' is the story of Gilbert Wolfscale, whose rabid devotion to his ranch drives off his wife and sons. Proulx displays her wit in every story of this stunning collection, as well as her knowledge of the West, of history, of ranching and farming. Her profound sympathy for characters who must use sheer will and courage to make it in tough territory makes this collection extraordinarily compelling.

The Pilgrims drank cider as they sailed to America aboard the Mayflower. John Adams had a tankard of cider every morning at breakfast. After a long day on safari, Ernest Hemingway liked to kick back beside the campfire with a glass of cider. And Robert Frost saluted his favorite beverage with a poem titled ?In A Glass of Cider.? Neck and neck with brewing beer at home is the resurgence of making cider. Whether sweet, hard, blended, or sparkling, trend watchers say cider, once the preferred beverage of early America, could very well become the drink of the future. (Hard cider is the fastest growing segment of the beverage industry.) Keeping pace with the commercial cider producers are small-scale and individual cider makers who have discovered how easy it is to make their own. After all, the only ingredient you need is an apple. In this updated edition of Cider, Annie Proulx and Lew Nichols take you step-by-step through the process that renders fruit into a refreshing drink. In addition to learning about the equipment you?ll need to make a glorious cider, Proulx and Nichols also discuss the pros and cons of various types of apple presses ? from traditional heavy grinders to sleek hydraulic presses. You?ll also learn about the glass bottles vs. wooden barrels debate; how to filter, fine, and rack your cider; and where and how to store it. Proulx and Nichols provide detailed recipes for making six types of cider: still, sparkling, champagne, barrel, French, and flavored, with advice on which apples to use to achieve a tart, aromatic, astringent, or neutral quality in your cider. In fact, this book is brimming with expert advice on cidermaking. If you want to plant your own apple orchard, this book has an entire chapter that lists which cultivars of apples thrive in which parts of the United States and Canada, along with each cultivar?s characteristics and when it is ready for harvesting. Another chapter explains how to care for an orchard, from improving the soil to pruning and thinning the trees to fighting off pests and wildlife. Once a cidermaker has learned how to make excellent cider, he or she is likely to look for further fields t o explore. With that in mind, the authors include a chapter on making cider vinegars and brandy and using cider in cooking. Finally, Proulx and Nichols walk you through the latest federal regulations covering the production and sale of homemade cider in the United States and Canada, and they familiarize you with the kind of impact state and provincial laws can make.The clear, simple language, numerous illustrations, and detailed step-by-step directions make it easy for even novices to become skilled cidermakers. This revised edition of the classic handbook is a complete guide for anyone who wants to discover the pleasure of making ? and drinking ? fresh cider.

Literary US family saga.

"Contundentes... [Unos relatos] que hay que leer por su rigurosa autenticidad y su lenguaje, irónica poesía de la soledad y el dolor." The New York Times "La geografía, espléndida y terrible, es la deidad tutelar de los personajes de En terreno vedado. Sus vidas son una vana lucha contra los elementos que se desarrolla como incontrolable caída en picado. Proulx escribe sobre ellos con una prosa violenta, impactante y controlada hasta el punto de llegar al borde del precipicio y estar a punto de despeñarse." Richard Eder, The New York Times Book Review "La pluma de Proulx tiene la brutal belleza de una ventisca de Wyoming." Michael Knight, The Wall Street Journal "Relatos valientes y sólidos de amores, dolores y resignación para sufrir las consecuencias. Nadie escribe así, y Proulx nunca ha escrito mejor." Kirkus Reviews Ganadora del Premio Pulitzer y autora de obras con gran éxito de público como Atando cabos y Los crímenes del acordeón, Annie Proulx nos ofrece ahora una de las mejores colecciones de relatos de nuestros tiempos. La maestría con que Proulx domina el lenguaje y su impetuoso amor por las tierras de Wyoming brillan en estos soberbios relatos transitados por la soledad, la violencia desatada y los amores de género equívoco. Cada uno de los deslumbrantes retratos de En terreno vedado revela a unos personajes forjados a golpes de precisión y elegancia. Son éstas historias de desesperación y extraños entusiasmos, situadas en un paisaje desolado y majestuoso... de la pluma de una autora en el mejor momento de su carrera. Annie Proulx es la prestigiosa autora de la colección de relatos Canciones del corazón y de tres novelas: Postales, Atandos cabos y Los crímenes del acordeón. Sus obras se han traducido a veinte idiomas. Ganadora del Premio Pulitzer, del National Book Award, el Premio Internacional de Narrativa del Irish Times y el Premio de Narrativa PEN/Faulkner, vive y escribe en Wyoming.

A collection of short stories, which includes the short story, Brokeback Mountain.

Quoyle est un journaleux malchanceux et désespéré qui vit et travaille près de New York. Après la mort de sa femme, une jolie garce qui n''a cessé de le tromper, il met le cap sur Terre-Neuve, le pays de ses ancêtres. Avec ses deux filles à moitié délinquantes et une vieille tante à la remorque, Quoyle se retrouve au bout du monde, journaliste pour un canard local dans un univers dur, où tout semble ballotté par les vagues et secoué par le vent. Nœuds et dénouement est une comédie irrésistible, passionnante, sur la vie et ses possibles. Plus d''un million d''américains ont aimé ce livre, et il a été traduit dans quatorze langues.

This is the first collection of short stories from the author of the widely acclaimed bestseller and Pulitzer prize-winning novel The Shipping News.

Tras quedar viudo, un periodista de tercera sin futuro ni esperanza deja Nueva York y parte hacia Terranova, el remoto lugar de sus antepasados.

The arts of flyfishing and storytelling come together in a collection featuring short stories or sections of novels by Tom McGuane, Nick Lyons, E. Annie Proulx, Robert Jones, Jim Enger, David Seybold, Sydney Lea, Mallory Burton and other fine writers who love to fish with flies.

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