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True North (2004)

door Jim Harrison

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Fiction. Literature. HTML: *One of American literature's most significant authors delivers "a coming-of-age story, a familial saga of estrangement . . . A slow-burning revenge tragedy" (The New York Times Book Review).* An epic tale that pits a son against the legacy of his family's desecration of the earth, and his own father's more personal violations, Jim Harrison's True North is a beautiful and moving novel that speaks to the territory in our hearts that calls us back to our roots. The scion of a family of wealthy timber barons, David Burkett has grown up with a father who is a malevolent force and a mother made vague and numb by alcohol and pills. He and his sister Cynthia, a firecracker who scandalizes the family at fourteen by taking up with the son of their Finnish-Native American gardener, are mostly left to make their own way. As David comes to adulthood�??often guided and enlightened by the unforgettable, intractable, courageous women he loves�??he realizes he must come to terms with his forefathers' rapacious destruction of the woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, as well as the working people who made their wealth possible. Jim Harrison has given us a family tragedy of betrayal, amends, and justice for the worst sins. True North is a bravura performance from one of our finest writers, accomplished with deep humanity, humor, and redemptive soul. "A provocative tale that explores the roots of wealth and privilege in America . . . Harrison's writing is superb, as always, rippling with thematic leaps and poetic insights." �??The Oregonian… (meer)

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Protagonist David Burkett is descended from a line of wealthy timber barons in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He is part of a dysfunctional family. His alcoholic father takes advantage of underage girls. David wishes his he and his father could have an ordinary relationship but is appalled at his debauchery. David feels a sense of guilt for his ancestors’ role in the destruction of natural resources and their corrupt actions against the local people. He is obsessed with making amends but is uncertain how to go about it. He turns to writing. He gets involved with a number of women but has trouble forming lasting bonds. We follow David’s life as he searches for direction.

I have mixed feeling about this book. I appreciated the writing, especially the sense of place and descriptions of the natural world. I particularly liked the dog, a wonderful character – probably the most likeable of the bunch. The flow is choppy, and the ending did not work for me. This is my first book by this author, and I liked it enough to read more of Harrison’s work.

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Castlelass | Oct 30, 2022 |

I found the book difficult to enter; it's a really specific voice, and the tale depends on knowledge of a broad range of characters and circumstances. But once the voice is assimilated, and once the milieu solidifies around you, the book picks up momentum and begins to unfold. The scent of things awakens. The last third of the book, with the currents of what came before bearing it up, is masterful. (

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AnnKlefstad | Feb 4, 2022 |

This is a beautifully written novel about the ways that the sins of the parents are visited on the children. David Burkett is a fourth generation member of a family responsible for the deforestation, in true "robber baron" style, of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Burkett's father is even further flawed. Among other things, he has been a serial statutory rapist throughout David's life. As he grows (during the novel) from early teens through the middle of his 30s, David, an intellectual who wants no part of his father's business dealings, becomes obsessed with discoving, and writing about, the depths of his family's depravations of greed and ecological disaster. And yet he can't get away from the fact that it is only the fact that he is a child of privilege that allows him to live his live this way. David's relationship with his sister, his parents, and the various women he becomes are mostly well drawn. His sister, Cynthia, is a particularly well developed character. In addition, and extremely importantly in terms of the book's overall impact, Harrison's descriptions of many of the natural settings of the Upper Peninsula are admirably rendered. You really feel like you're there.

About two thirds of the way through the novel, however, I grew a bit tired of living inside this character's head. His philosophical meanderings, and the things that occur to him about himself as the narrative rolls along, start to become repetitive. The wonderful quality of the writing, however, pulled me a long nevertheless, and overall with is a terrific novel. (

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rocketjk | Nov 11, 2018 |

Le seul malheur qui existe avec la rencontre d'une oeuvre puissante, c'est qu'on ne pourra plus la découvrir! Au nouveau lecteur la joie d'être transporté par cette écriture et cette intrigue! Bien sûr, il me reste le souvenir, mais... (

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Lussier | Mar 15, 2015 |

An enjoyable read, although too long and a tad repetitive. There's enough good writing to help you stay with it, though.

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Auteursnaam	Rol	Type auteur	Werk?	Status
Jim Harrison	—	primaire auteur	alle edities	berekend
Lane, Christopher	Narrator	primaire auteur	sommige edities	bevestigd
Chatham, Russell	Artiest omslagafbeelding	Secundaire auteur	sommige edities	bevestigd
Matthieussent, Brice	Traduction	Secundaire auteur	sommige edities	bevestigd

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Fiction. Literature. HTML:

One of American literature's most significant authors delivers "a coming-of-age story, a familial saga of estrangement . . . A slow-burning revenge tragedy" (The New York Times Book Review).

An epic tale that pits a son against the legacy of his family's desecration of the earth, and his own father's more personal violations, Jim Harrison's True North is a beautiful and moving novel that speaks to the territory in our hearts that calls us back to our roots.

The scion of a family of wealthy timber barons, David Burkett has grown up with a father who is a malevolent force and a mother made vague and numb by alcohol and pills. He and his sister Cynthia, a firecracker who scandalizes the family at fourteen by taking up with the son of their Finnish-Native American gardener, are mostly left to make their own way. As David comes to adulthood�??often guided and enlightened by the unforgettable, intractable, courageous women he loves�??he realizes he must come to terms with his forefathers' rapacious destruction of the woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, as well as the working people who made their wealth possible.

Jim Harrison has given us a family tragedy of betrayal, amends, and justice for the worst sins. True North is a bravura performance from one of our finest writers, accomplished with deep humanity, humor, and redemptive soul.

"A provocative tale that explores the roots of wealth and privilege in America . . . Harrison's writing is superb, as always, rippling with thematic leaps and poetic insights." �??The Oregonian

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