Sweet Thunder
A novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
A beloved character brings the power of the press to 1920s Butte, Montana, in this latest from the best storyteller of the West
In the winter of 1920, a quirky bequest draws Morrie Morgan back to Butte, Montana, from a year-long honeymoon with his...
In the winter of 1920, a quirky bequest draws Morrie Morgan back to Butte, Montana, from a year-long honeymoon with his...
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A beloved character brings the power of the press to 1920s Butte, Montana, in this latest from the best storyteller of the WestIn the winter of 1920, a quirky bequest draws Morrie Morgan back to Butte, Montana, from a year-long honeymoon with his bride, Grace. But the mansion bestowed by a former boss upon the itinerant charmer, who debuted in Doig s bestselling The Whistling Season, promises to be less windfall than money pit. And the town itself, with its polyglot army of miners struggling to extricate themselves from the stranglehold of the ruthless Anaconda Copper Mining Company, seems like the couple s fast-diminishing finances on the verge of implosion.
These twin dilemmas catapult Morrie into his new career as editorialist for the Thunder, the fledgling union newspaper that dares to play David to Anaconda s Goliath. Amid the clatter of typewriters, the rumble of the printing presses, and a cast of unforgettable characters, Morrie puts his gift for word-slinging to work. As he pursues victory for the miners, he discovers that he is enmeshed in a deeply personal battle as well the struggle to win lasting love for himself.
Brilliantly capturing an America roaring into a new age, Sweet Thunder is another great tale from a classic American novelist.
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1Morrie, don t fall off the cable car, please. At least not until we reach the top of the hill.
Grace s flash of smile and dimple reassured me her warning was of the teasing sort, although hardly the usual honeymoon endearment. Indeed, standing precariously on the steps of the crowded conveyance as I had to, I nearly lost hold in my startled reaction to what I was seeing. Not the fancy San Francisco shops bedecked with holiday wreaths nor the picturebook view of the dusky bay and its ferry fleet like bright waterbugs, arresting as those were. No, what caught my eye as the cable car climbed the steep street was the bowler-hatted figure evincing sudden great interest in the cooked chickens hanging by their necks in a Chinese grocery storefront. My heart beat with the question: Could it be? After the gambling mob in Chicago all those years ago, after the goons of Butte, another one?
Another window man.
The species was unmistakable, in my experience. Someone tailing an individual of interest by blending in with other pedestrians until the individual happened to glance around, as I had just done, forcing an about-face to the nearest display behind plate glass. But why now, why here? What perverse kind of luck was following me through life like a secondary shadow?
I thought I saw someone I recognized, I vaguely made my excuse to Grace.
She craned to peek past me from where she sat. Somebody from Butte? We should have said hello.
No, no, I must have been wrong. A case of mistaken identity.
The cable car clanged to a stop atop Nob Hill and I helped her down, my mind still taken up with that sighting. Grace slipped her arm through mine, gay as a Parisienne on promendade, as we strolled past the flivvers and delivery vans lining the manicured driveway of our hotel. I can t wait to hear Caruso tonight, she snugly pressed my arm to her side. What s he singing, again?
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Mmm? Pagliacci. The clown who cries.
Oh, my. What for?
Effect.
Those Italians. Remember Rome? An even more fervent squeeze of my arm. But this tops it all, you man of the world you. Caruso. Polly-whosis. Deluxe hotel on Snob Hill. She laughed her delight. It s like a dream, don t you think?
Very like. Knowing what I must do, I stopped short of the columned entrance where the doorman in gaiters and ruff waited to bow us in. My dear, you go on up to the room. I ll just nip around the corner for today s papers.
Don t be long, darling, she dimpled in a way more than wifely, we don t want to be late for the singing and crying.
The newspaper vendor, Blind Tony, was ensconced in a hutch practically buried in stacks of newsprint. Throughout our stay I had always made generous with a silver dollar for the day s two bits worth of the Sporting News and either the San Francisco Call or Bulletin. This time I gave him an amount that clinked in his hand.
That old silver eagle seems to have company, guv nor.
Let s regard it as rent on a sense of hearing, shall we, Tony, I responded. Keeping my voice low, I asked whether his keen ears had picked up any footsteps following my own.
The sightless eyes squinted in recall. Funny you should mention it. Right after your last couple times here, there been a set of leather soles and catpaw heels that go by, slow like.
I had to think fast. Here s what those pieces of silver and I want you to do....
Having enlisted the news vendor, I turned to saunter off toward the hotel as usual, but as soon as his booth concealed me at an angle from anyone
Mmm? Pagliacci. The clown who cries.
Oh, my. What for?
Effect.
Those Italians. Remember Rome? An even more fervent squeeze of my arm. But this tops it all, you man of the world you. Caruso. Polly-whosis. Deluxe hotel on Snob Hill. She laughed her delight. It s like a dream, don t you think?
Very like. Knowing what I must do, I stopped short of the columned entrance where the doorman in gaiters and ruff waited to bow us in. My dear, you go on up to the room. I ll just nip around the corner for today s papers.
Don t be long, darling, she dimpled in a way more than wifely, we don t want to be late for the singing and crying.
The newspaper vendor, Blind Tony, was ensconced in a hutch practically buried in stacks of newsprint. Throughout our stay I had always made generous with a silver dollar for the day s two bits worth of the Sporting News and either the San Francisco Call or Bulletin. This time I gave him an amount that clinked in his hand.
That old silver eagle seems to have company, guv nor.
Let s regard it as rent on a sense of hearing, shall we, Tony, I responded. Keeping my voice low, I asked whether his keen ears had picked up any footsteps following my own.
The sightless eyes squinted in recall. Funny you should mention it. Right after your last couple times here, there been a set of leather soles and catpaw heels that go by, slow like.
I had to think fast. Here s what those pieces of silver and I want you to do....
Having enlisted the news vendor, I turned to saunter off toward the hotel as usual, but as soon as his booth concealed me at an angle from anyone
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Autoren-Porträt von Ivan Doig
Often called the dean of writers about the American West, Ivan Doig is the author of such national bestsellers as The Whistling Season and The Bartender's Tale. His work has been translated into Spanish, Japanese, German, and Finnish, and his honors include seven regional booksellers awards, the Evans Biography Prize, and the Wallace Stegner Award, among others. He lives in Seattle.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ivan Doig
- 2014, 368 Seiten, Maße: 13,2 x 20,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Riverhead Trade
- ISBN-10: 1594632766
- ISBN-13: 9781594632761
- Erscheinungsdatum: 30.09.2014
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Praise For Sweet Thunder"A remarkably solid and prolific novelist in the tradition of Wallace Stegner [Doig s] writing and characters are delightful." USA Today
"Doig, who holds a Ph.D. in history, is at his best in his historic novels, and he unspools this compelling tale among the clatter of typewriters and the 'sweet thunder' of printing presses Marvelous yet another Montana book worthy of Doig s prodigious talents." Seattle Times
Doig makes us feel a part of the very landscape and era about which he is writing while telling a story that keeps the pages turning Sweet Thunder stands alone beautifully and when combined with Doig s Whistling Season and Work Song makes a powerhouse trilogy that belongs on the bookshelf of any reader who enjoys the history of the West. Montana Magazine
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"Ivan Doig is one of the finest novelists writing today Doig knows how to spin a tale, and he does so here with wonderful language that flows effortlessly from his rich and diverse characters after finishing this fine novel, one just wants more." Portland Oregonian
"There have been many charming rogues through literary history, and Mr. Doig brings us another one: Morrie Morgan Doig has a gift of making oddballs believable and lovable, as well as a gift for capturing place and personality in deft strokes an entertaining story at a high intellectual level." New York Journal of Books
"Filled with an abundance of rich characters it is Butte itself, a tough-fisted city of plungers and promoters, bootleggers and union workers, sharpers and window men and crooked boxers, that binds the story together. Doig re-creates one of America's legendary cities and fills it with characters to match." Denver Post
"Enchanting and different a great end of summer read." Bethanne Patrick, New York 1
"It is always a pleasure to read Ivan Doig, who is consistently able to capture the innocence of another era. It is an innocence that, living in today s world, seems fairy tale-like in the telling. But again, that is what Doig has done exceptionally well throughout his 12 novels, which stand more like bridges to the past than mere tales conjured from his imagination." Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
"Not only are Morrie and his buddies fascinating characters, but so is Butte [Sweet Thunder] is a celebration of Doig s love of language and poetry." Helena Independent Record
"With a master storyteller s instincts and a dollop of wry humor, Doig evokes a perfect landscape of the past with a cast of memorable characters. A treasure of a novel." Library Journal (starred review)
"[A] stirring tale of greed, corruption, and the power of past sins Doig's attention to detail, both historical and concerning characters of his own creation, is as sharp as ever. Long-time fans will recognize familiar names from previous novels and readers both seasoned and new will fall under the spell of Doig's Big Sky Country." Publishers Weekly
"[A] marvelously atmospheric portrait of the bygone newspaper trade and an engaging cast of characters sketched with the author s customary vigor welcome evidence that Doig, in his 70s, is more prolific and entertaining than ever." Kirkus
"Think Shane but with dueling journalists instead of gunfighters A stirring tale given a melancholic edge by the fading influence of print newspapers in our very different modern world." Booklist
"Ivan Doig is one of the finest novelists writing today Doig knows how to spin a tale, and he does so here with wonderful language that flows effortlessly from his rich and diverse characters after finishing this fine novel, one just wants more." Portland Oregonian
"There have been many charming rogues through literary history, and Mr. Doig brings us another one: Morrie Morgan Doig has a gift of making oddballs believable and lovable, as well as a gift for capturing place and personality in deft strokes an entertaining story at a high intellectual level." New York Journal of Books
"Filled with an abundance of rich characters it is Butte itself, a tough-fisted city of plungers and promoters, bootleggers and union workers, sharpers and window men and crooked boxers, that binds the story together. Doig re-creates one of America's legendary cities and fills it with characters to match." Denver Post
"Enchanting and different a great end of summer read." Bethanne Patrick, New York 1
"It is always a pleasure to read Ivan Doig, who is consistently able to capture the innocence of another era. It is an innocence that, living in today s world, seems fairy tale-like in the telling. But again, that is what Doig has done exceptionally well throughout his 12 novels, which stand more like bridges to the past than mere tales conjured from his imagination." Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
"Not only are Morrie and his buddies fascinating characters, but so is Butte [Sweet Thunder] is a celebration of Doig s love of language and poetry." Helena Independent Record
"With a master storyteller s instincts and a dollop of wry humor, Doig evokes a perfect landscape of the past with a cast of memorable characters. A treasure of a novel." Library Journal (starred review)
"[A] stirring tale of greed, corruption, and the power of past sins Doig's attention to detail, both historical and concerning characters of his own creation, is as sharp as ever. Long-time fans will recognize familiar names from previous novels and readers both seasoned and new will fall under the spell of Doig's Big Sky Country." Publishers Weekly
"[A] marvelously atmospheric portrait of the bygone newspaper trade and an engaging cast of characters sketched with the author s customary vigor welcome evidence that Doig, in his 70s, is more prolific and entertaining than ever." Kirkus
"Think Shane but with dueling journalists instead of gunfighters A stirring tale given a melancholic edge by the fading influence of print newspapers in our very different modern world." Booklist
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