The second half of the book explained what angle of repose meant in the context: it’s a metaphor for two people who remain together although they having nothing in common. The story is about two married peopel whose lives were like two horizontal lines that never intersected; but, despite having nothing in common, they stayed together by remaining kind and respectful to each other/5(K). · Angle of Repose is the Pulitzer-prize winning fictional work by Wallace Stegner awarded in that has become a contemporary classic. It was considered by Stegner to be the masterpiece of his literary career and substantial body of work/5(K). Angle of Repose. Wallace Stegner, Penguin Group USA. pp. ISBN Summary. Angle of Repose tells the story of Lyman Ward, a retired professor of history and author of books about the Western frontier, who returns to his ancestral .
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner. Doubleday first edition pages. Wallace Stegner. Published by Doubleday January , Seller: Open Books West Loop, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. Contact seller. Seller Rating: Used - Hardcover Condition: Used. US$ Convert currency. "Angle of Repose," widely regarded as Stegner's masterpiece, was published in He thought about the novel from to and wrote it during the next three years. Wallace Stegner has books on Goodreads with ratings. Wallace Stegner's most popular book is Angle of Repose.
Wallace Stegner () was the author of, among other novels, Remembering Laughter, ; The Big Rock Candy Mountain, ; Joe Hill, ; All the Little Live Things, (Commonwealth Club Gold Medal); A Shooting Star, ; Angle of Repose, (Pulitzer Prize); The Spectator Bird, (National Book Award, ); Recapitulation, ; and Crossing to Safety, Written by Wallace Stegner and released in , Angle of Repose is a novel about Lyman Ward, a wheelchair-bound historian who decides to write about his frontier-era grandparents, particularly his grandmother, Susan Burling Ward. He hopes that their experiences will help him deal with his present situation. Angle of Repose. Wallace Stegner, Penguin Group USA. pp. ISBN Summary. Angle of Repose tells the story of Lyman Ward, a retired professor of history and author of books about the Western frontier, who returns to his ancestral home of Grass Valley, California, in the Sierra Nevada.
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