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- Publisher: St Martins Pr
- ISBN: 0312421974
- WAPI (Tower ID): 101474315
- Release Date: January 1, 2003
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #60968 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #6703 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #100 in Historical - General (See Top 100 Historical - General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "This Side of Brightness" by Colum McCann to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "This Side of Brightness"Browse more products related to "Colum McCann"Review"Colin McCann...has attempted...what is a rarity in this preciously cool era--the urban saga with a social conscience, spanning multiple generations....In his new novel, though, he may have gambled too much on scope and theme....A gamble lost. The novel is a brave try..." "An ambitious, idiosyncratic, moving saga of immigrant life....Writing in a prose of considerable allusive power, McCann ingeniously uses the NYC subway as a central symbol....A poet's version of a family saga..." "Those who have built New York are ground up and cast aside: This is McCann's theme. He develops it for the most part with authentic drama....In any case, the passion he brings to it gives the book its compelling energy. In part, it comes from an original and disconcerting construction...'This Side of Brightness' is two books that converge, written in drastically contrasting styles and alternating chapter by chapter. The first starts with Nathan in 1915 and works forward through his life. The second starts in the present and works back." "McCann's description of their dark and dangerous task (building a tunnel beneath the Hudson River) is deeply researched and thrillingly written....The writing remains spiky...but McCann simply can't produce anything as good as that initial 1916 chapter." First lineOn the evening before the first snow fell, he saw a large bird frozen in the waters of the Hudson River. Publisher's noteTells the story of a group of tunnel diggers in New York and how a spectacular accident underground changes their lives and affects the next three generations. AnnotationA historical novel that begins in 1916 when an Irishman is killed on the job during the building of the New York City subway system. His widow marries one of his co-workers, an African-American, and the novel traces the lives of their children. It culminates in the nineties with the story of a homeless man who lives in the subway tunnels. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. If You Enjoy "This Side of Brightness (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "This Side of Brightness (Paperback)" by Colum McCann (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Historical - General Bestsellers
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