Author: Andrea Barrett
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393347214
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
"A luminous work of historical fiction that explores the far reaches of the Arctic and of men's souls." —Denver Post Capturing a crucial moment in the history of exploration—the mid-nineteenth century romance with the Arctic—Andrea Barrett's compelling novel tells the story of a fateful expedition. Through the eyes of the ship's scholar-naturalist, Erasmus Darwin Wells, we encounter the Narwhal's crew, its commander, and the far-north culture of the Esquimaux. In counterpoint, we meet the women left behind in Philadelphia, explorers only in imagination. Together, those who travel and those who stay weave a web of myth and mystery, finally discovering what they had not sought, the secrets of their own hearts.
Voyage of the Narwhal: A Novel
Author: Andrea Barrett
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393347214
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
"A luminous work of historical fiction that explores the far reaches of the Arctic and of men's souls." —Denver Post Capturing a crucial moment in the history of exploration—the mid-nineteenth century romance with the Arctic—Andrea Barrett's compelling novel tells the story of a fateful expedition. Through the eyes of the ship's scholar-naturalist, Erasmus Darwin Wells, we encounter the Narwhal's crew, its commander, and the far-north culture of the Esquimaux. In counterpoint, we meet the women left behind in Philadelphia, explorers only in imagination. Together, those who travel and those who stay weave a web of myth and mystery, finally discovering what they had not sought, the secrets of their own hearts.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393347214
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
"A luminous work of historical fiction that explores the far reaches of the Arctic and of men's souls." —Denver Post Capturing a crucial moment in the history of exploration—the mid-nineteenth century romance with the Arctic—Andrea Barrett's compelling novel tells the story of a fateful expedition. Through the eyes of the ship's scholar-naturalist, Erasmus Darwin Wells, we encounter the Narwhal's crew, its commander, and the far-north culture of the Esquimaux. In counterpoint, we meet the women left behind in Philadelphia, explorers only in imagination. Together, those who travel and those who stay weave a web of myth and mystery, finally discovering what they had not sought, the secrets of their own hearts.
The Voyage of the Narwhal (Text Only)
Author: Andrea Barrett
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 000740428X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
`A great, shivery, seductive read.’ Elle
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 000740428X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
`A great, shivery, seductive read.’ Elle
It's a Narwhal!
Author: Mari C Schuh
Publisher: Lerner Classroom
ISBN: 1541526945
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
"Learn all about narwhals! These magnificent tusked creatures of the sea come to life through carefully leveled text and vivid images! Critical thinking questions and a photo glossary supply readers with the basic building blocks for reading nonfiction"--
Publisher: Lerner Classroom
ISBN: 1541526945
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
"Learn all about narwhals! These magnificent tusked creatures of the sea come to life through carefully leveled text and vivid images! Critical thinking questions and a photo glossary supply readers with the basic building blocks for reading nonfiction"--
Narwhal
Author: Ben Clanton
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
ISBN: 0735265348
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Clanton's Eisner Award-winning first book in his bestselling early graphic novel series is now available as a fin-tastic book and plush puppet gift set. Full color. Consumable.
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
ISBN: 0735265348
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Clanton's Eisner Award-winning first book in his bestselling early graphic novel series is now available as a fin-tastic book and plush puppet gift set. Full color. Consumable.
Just Narwhal
Author: Make Believe Ideas Ltd
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781789475586
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A narwhal picture book with two-way sequins on the cover and a plush toy!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781789475586
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A narwhal picture book with two-way sequins on the cover and a plush toy!
Peanut Butter and Jelly (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #3)
Author: Ben Clanton
Publisher: Tundra Books
ISBN: 0735262462
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
A New York Times Bestselling series “Hilarious and charming. The most lovable duo since Frog and Toad.” —NYT-bestselling creator of the Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, Dav Pilkey Narwhal's obsession with a new favorite food leads the duo into hijinks and hilarity in the third book of this all-star early graphic novel series! Narwhal and Jelly are back and Narwhal has a new obsession . . . peanut butter! Narwhal is so obsessed they even want to change their name to . . . that's right . . . Peanut Butter! Ever-sensible Jelly isn't so sure that's the best idea, but is all for Narwhal trying new things (instead of just eating waffles all the time, no matter how delicious waffles are). In this third book, Narwhal and Jelly star in three new stories about trying new things, favorite foods and accepting who we are. Always funny and never didactic, this underwater duo charms again through their powerful combination of positive thinking, imagination and joyfulness.
Publisher: Tundra Books
ISBN: 0735262462
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
A New York Times Bestselling series “Hilarious and charming. The most lovable duo since Frog and Toad.” —NYT-bestselling creator of the Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, Dav Pilkey Narwhal's obsession with a new favorite food leads the duo into hijinks and hilarity in the third book of this all-star early graphic novel series! Narwhal and Jelly are back and Narwhal has a new obsession . . . peanut butter! Narwhal is so obsessed they even want to change their name to . . . that's right . . . Peanut Butter! Ever-sensible Jelly isn't so sure that's the best idea, but is all for Narwhal trying new things (instead of just eating waffles all the time, no matter how delicious waffles are). In this third book, Narwhal and Jelly star in three new stories about trying new things, favorite foods and accepting who we are. Always funny and never didactic, this underwater duo charms again through their powerful combination of positive thinking, imagination and joyfulness.
The Nineteenth Century Revis(it)ed
Author: Ina Bergmann
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000295702
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The Nineteenth Century Revis(it)ed: The New Historical Fiction explores the renaissance of the American historical novel at the turn of the twenty-first century. The study examines the revision of nineteenth-century historical events in cultural products against the background of recent theoretical trends in American studies. It combines insights of literary studies with scholarship on popular culture. The focus of representation is the long nineteenth century – a period from the early republic to World War I – as a key epoch of the nation-building project of the United States. The study explores the constructedness of historical tradition and the cultural resonance of historical events within the discourse on the contemporary novel and the theory formation surrounding it. At the center of the discussion are the unprecedented literary output and critical as well as popular success of historical fiction in the USA since 1995. An additional postcolonial and transatlantic perspective is provided by the incorporation of texts by British and Australian authors and especially by the inclusion of insights from neo-Victorian studies. The book provides a critical comment on current and topical developments in American literature, culture, and historiography.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000295702
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The Nineteenth Century Revis(it)ed: The New Historical Fiction explores the renaissance of the American historical novel at the turn of the twenty-first century. The study examines the revision of nineteenth-century historical events in cultural products against the background of recent theoretical trends in American studies. It combines insights of literary studies with scholarship on popular culture. The focus of representation is the long nineteenth century – a period from the early republic to World War I – as a key epoch of the nation-building project of the United States. The study explores the constructedness of historical tradition and the cultural resonance of historical events within the discourse on the contemporary novel and the theory formation surrounding it. At the center of the discussion are the unprecedented literary output and critical as well as popular success of historical fiction in the USA since 1995. An additional postcolonial and transatlantic perspective is provided by the incorporation of texts by British and Australian authors and especially by the inclusion of insights from neo-Victorian studies. The book provides a critical comment on current and topical developments in American literature, culture, and historiography.
The Journey of the Noble Gnarble
Author: Daniel Errico
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1620877325
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
"A little gnarble wishes to see the blue sky, so he sets off on a dangerous journey from the sea bottom to the top of the waves"--
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1620877325
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
"A little gnarble wishes to see the blue sky, so he sets off on a dangerous journey from the sea bottom to the top of the waves"--
After Critique
Author: Mitchum Huehls
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190613858
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Periodizing contemporary fiction against the backdrop of neoliberalism, After Critique identifies a notable turn away from progressive politics among a cadre of key twenty-first-century authors. Through authoritative readings of foundational texts from writers such as Percival Everett, Helena Viramontes, Uzodinma Iweala, Colson Whitehead, Tom McCarthy, and David Foster Wallace, Huehls charts a distinct move away from standard forms of political critique grounded in rights discourse, ideological demystification, and the identification of injustice and inequality. The authors discussed in After Critique register the decline of a conventional leftist politics, and in many ways even capitulate to its demise. As Huehls explains, however, such capitulation should actually be understood as contemporary U.S. fiction's concerted attempt to reconfigure the nature of politics from within the neoliberal beast. While it's easy to dismiss this as post-ideological fantasy, Huehls draws on an array of diverse scholarship--most notably the work of Bruno Latour--to suggest that an entirely new form of politics is emerging, both because of and in response to neoliberalism. Arguing that we must stop thinking of neoliberalism as a set of norms, ideological beliefs, or market principles that can be countered with a more just set of norms, beliefs, and principles, Huehls instead insists that we must start to appreciate neoliberalism as a post-normative ontological phenomenon. That is, it's not something that requires us to think or act a certain way; it's something that requires us to be in and occupy space in a certain way. This provocative treatment of neoliberalism in turn allows After Critique to reimagine our understanding of contemporary fiction and the political possibilities it envisions.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190613858
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Periodizing contemporary fiction against the backdrop of neoliberalism, After Critique identifies a notable turn away from progressive politics among a cadre of key twenty-first-century authors. Through authoritative readings of foundational texts from writers such as Percival Everett, Helena Viramontes, Uzodinma Iweala, Colson Whitehead, Tom McCarthy, and David Foster Wallace, Huehls charts a distinct move away from standard forms of political critique grounded in rights discourse, ideological demystification, and the identification of injustice and inequality. The authors discussed in After Critique register the decline of a conventional leftist politics, and in many ways even capitulate to its demise. As Huehls explains, however, such capitulation should actually be understood as contemporary U.S. fiction's concerted attempt to reconfigure the nature of politics from within the neoliberal beast. While it's easy to dismiss this as post-ideological fantasy, Huehls draws on an array of diverse scholarship--most notably the work of Bruno Latour--to suggest that an entirely new form of politics is emerging, both because of and in response to neoliberalism. Arguing that we must stop thinking of neoliberalism as a set of norms, ideological beliefs, or market principles that can be countered with a more just set of norms, beliefs, and principles, Huehls instead insists that we must start to appreciate neoliberalism as a post-normative ontological phenomenon. That is, it's not something that requires us to think or act a certain way; it's something that requires us to be in and occupy space in a certain way. This provocative treatment of neoliberalism in turn allows After Critique to reimagine our understanding of contemporary fiction and the political possibilities it envisions.
Servants of the Map: Stories
Author: Andrea Barrett
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393323579
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Spanning two centuries, an intricately woven collection of stories and novellas journeys across landscapes of yearning, awakening, loss, and unexpected discovery as the lives of extraordinary characters unfold in a borderland between science and passion.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393323579
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Spanning two centuries, an intricately woven collection of stories and novellas journeys across landscapes of yearning, awakening, loss, and unexpected discovery as the lives of extraordinary characters unfold in a borderland between science and passion.