Glen Craney
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- Hanover College
Indiana University School of Law
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism - Beroepen
- novelist
Screenwriter
journalist
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- Nicholl Fellowship for Screenwriting, awarded by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences; Honorable Mention for Book of the Year in Historical Fiction by Foreword Magazine; NIEA Book of the Year winner in Fiction; Da Vinci Eye Award Finalist; Eric Hoffer Award Finalist and Honorable Mention winner; IPPY Silver Award Winner; Nautilus Silver Award winner
- Korte biografie
- Glen Craney is a screenwriter, novelist, journalist, and lawyer.
After attending Indiana University School of Law, he clerked for the Indiana Court of Appeals and the U.S. Federal District Court. A sabbatical from private trial practice took him to Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and Union Theological Seminary. Two years later, he joined the Washington press corps to cover national politics and Iran-contra for Congressional Quarterly magazine.
In 1992, he moved to California to write movie scripts. His feature screenplay Whisper the Wind, about the Navajo codetalkers of World War II, was awarded the Nicholl Fellowship prize by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences.
His debut novel, The Fire and the Light, has been named Best New Fiction of 2009 by the National Indie Excellence Awards and was recognized as a Finalist and an Honorable Mention Winner for Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year . - Ontwarringsbericht
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I've read about 14% and unfortunately will not be continuing on. This is just my personal opinion, but I was really hoping for a more accurate depiction of the South, and the States in general, during this time period. It seems more than a bit oversimplified to me, not living up to the "Gone with the Wind" comparison as far as historical accuracy goes.
I went back and forth between really enjoying this book and wanting to throttle the author. In the end, I liked it well enough to buy my own copy after returning my reading copy to the library.
I've put this on my "historical fiction" shelf here on GoodReads, but the story is actually a myth: one person's vivid reconstruction of what might have happened to central figures in an evocative but myseterious sacred story. There is truthfulness in the tale, even if many of the facts are lost to history and even -- as one Amazon.com reviewer accused -- the author took significant liberties with the known facts.
The positive elements of the book are its strong characterizations, gripping story, and vivid writing. I cared about these characters and was deeply moved by their suffering.
The negative element is also the writing. Craney obviously put a great deal of effort into being descriptive, but he went overboard. I don't have the book in front of me to give specific examples, but when someone with a graduate degree has to pick up a dictionary to know what color a character's eyes are, the author has gone too far. Likewise, a description of a sunrise does not need three different, unrelated metaphors in a single sentence. The manuscript could have been pruned of these excesses and been stronger for it.
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I've put this on my "historical fiction" shelf here on GoodReads, but the story is actually a myth: one person's vivid reconstruction of what might have happened to central figures in an evocative but myseterious sacred story. There is truthfulness in the tale, even if many of the facts are lost to history and even -- as one Amazon.com reviewer accused -- the author took significant liberties with the known facts.
The positive elements of the book are its strong characterizations, gripping story, and vivid writing. I cared about these characters and was deeply moved by their suffering.
The negative element is also the writing. Craney obviously put a great deal of effort into being descriptive, but he went overboard. I don't have the book in front of me to give specific examples, but when someone with a graduate degree has to pick up a dictionary to know what color a character's eyes are, the author has gone too far. Likewise, a description of a sunrise does not need three different, unrelated metaphors in a single sentence. The manuscript could have been pruned of these excesses and been stronger for it.
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In 1856, Nannie Colquitt Hill makes her debut in a plantation in Georgia amidst Southern Senators. Meanwhile, Wisconsin farmer Hugh LaGrange is brought into the Abolitionists cause and made a conductor on the Underground Railroad while fighting to ban slavery in Kansas. When the Civil War begins, Hugh and his brother join up and Hugh leads the First Wisconsin Cavalry. Nannie's husband joins the Confederate troops leaving Nannie and the other women of the town alone. Nannie decides to form a brigade, The Nancy Hart's, to help defend their town. With the help of Nannie's cousin, Gus, the women become skilled and fierce defenders as The First Wisconsins come to town.
The Cotillion Brigade is not a typical Civil War novel, focusing less on the battles and more on the stories of Nannie and Hugh. Written with rich historical detail, Craney has brought to life the enigmatic Nannie Colquitt Hill, the real leader of the Nancy Hart Brigade in LaGrange Georgia. Nannie is fiercely determined and once she sets her sights on something, she does not back down. These qualities helped her to lead this amazing group of female militia. While Nannie believed in the Southern ideals of the time, her story is important in remembering the women who were willing to fight. Through Nannie's eyes we also see the devastation and destruction of war as well as the emotional toll on those who were left behind. Hugh LaGrange was also the real leader of the First Wisconsin Cavalry. Hugh is a pragmatic problem solver whose nature helped him to win battles without losing more lives than necessary. The beginning of the story, before the war broke out was a little slowly paced as we learned the backgrounds of both characters and what made them into the people they became. Overall, a detailed and character based story of courage, bravery and foraging relationships during the Civil War.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.… (meer)
The Cotillion Brigade is not a typical Civil War novel, focusing less on the battles and more on the stories of Nannie and Hugh. Written with rich historical detail, Craney has brought to life the enigmatic Nannie Colquitt Hill, the real leader of the Nancy Hart Brigade in LaGrange Georgia. Nannie is fiercely determined and once she sets her sights on something, she does not back down. These qualities helped her to lead this amazing group of female militia. While Nannie believed in the Southern ideals of the time, her story is important in remembering the women who were willing to fight. Through Nannie's eyes we also see the devastation and destruction of war as well as the emotional toll on those who were left behind. Hugh LaGrange was also the real leader of the First Wisconsin Cavalry. Hugh is a pragmatic problem solver whose nature helped him to win battles without losing more lives than necessary. The beginning of the story, before the war broke out was a little slowly paced as we learned the backgrounds of both characters and what made them into the people they became. Overall, a detailed and character based story of courage, bravery and foraging relationships during the Civil War.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.… (meer)
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