$21.24
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
13 September 2016
Summary
‘If you read only one western in your life, this is the one’ Roland Smith, author of Peak
He rode into our valley in the summer of 1889, a slim man, dressed in black. ‘Call me Shane,’ he said. He never told us more. There was a deadly calm in the valley that summer, a slow, climbing tension that seemed to focus on Shane.
Seen through the eyes of a young boy, Bob Starrett, SHANE is the classic story of a lone stranger. At first sight, the boy realises …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409165668 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1409165663 |
| Author: | Jack Schaefer |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 13 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 146g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
Jack Schaefer is not a writer of conventional westerns … [his work is] tautly and tightly constructed … [with] additional ingredients that make for complex storytelling - New York Times
If you read only one western in your life, this is the oneThe author has created a tale which captivates the reader’s attention from beginning to end. His skill in depicting a character, a situation, or a mood, with a minimum of words, gives the story a tightly-woven quality often lacking in present-day novels. The book almost demands completion in one sitting - Library JournalIts tension is of the uncoiling spring variety. It’s as clean as a hound’s tooth - Saturday Review of LiteratureSHANE is a work of literature first and a western second - St George Daily SpectrumA real superiority here - KirkusAbout The Author
Jack Schaefer
Jack Schaefer was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from Oberlin College in 1929 with a major in English. Schaefer’s first success as a novelist came in 1949 with his memorable novel SHANE, set in Wyoming, which was made into a critically acclaimed movie and also a series. He continued writing successful westerns, selling his home in Connecticut and moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1955. In 1975 Schaefer received the Western Literature Association’s Distinguished Achievement award.
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