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WorksBefore - A Novel
“A beautifully-written novel that manages to weave together memory, loss, youth, hope and evil into a compelling story that spans generations. There are echoes upon echoes in this haunting tale.” --Anita Shreve, author of Body Surfing "Set in the lengthening shadows of the twentieth century and the stark sunlight of the twenty-first, Joseph Hurka's BEFORE brilliantly illuminates not only our capacity to do one another great and lasting harm but also our innate desire to rise above the darkness with courage and grace and an enduring faith in what is truly possible in ourselves." --Andre Dubus III, author of House of Sand and Fog "Like Chekhov or Carver, Hurka is able to make us feel empathy for these people by showing that these people are us...like all great art, BEFORE challenges, and even disturbs, the way you think about the world and yourself. Like all of life's important experiences, reading this book will not leave you unscathed but it will leave you closer to whole." --Matt W. Miller, author of Cameo Diner Fields of Light: A Son Remembers His Heroic Father
"Hurka’s singular effort has helped reestablish the memoir as an important tool of discovery.” Sean Patrick Lyons, The Boston Globe "Gripping...in this era of memoirs that trace family dysfunction and the wounds children suffered at the hands of their parents, Hurka's tribute to his father is a welcome change. This fine memoir is winner of Pushcart's 19th annual Editors' Book Award." --Publishers Weekly Starred Review "a riveting read." --The Chicago Tribune "It's the story of a man who fought for democracy and...the moving account of a son who finally comes to know his father." --Booklist |
Selected WorksFiction
Nonfiction
Fields of Light: A Son Remembers His Heroic Father Winner of the Pushcart Editors’ Book Award. “Gripping!”--Publisher’s Weekly starred review |
