Searoad
In one of her most deeply felt works of fiction, Le Guin explores the dreams and sorrows of the inhabitants of Klatsand, Oregon, a beach town where ordinary people bring their dreams and sorrows for a weekend or the rest of their lives, and sometimes learn to read what the sea writes on the sand....
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In one of her most deeply felt works of fiction, Le Guin explores the dreams and sorrows of the inhabitants of Klatsand, Oregon, a beach town where ordinary people bring their dreams and sorrows for a weekend or the rest of their lives, and sometimes learn to read what the sea writes on the sand. Searoad is the story of a particular place that could be any place, and of a people so distinctly drawn they could be any of us.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781590300848 (159030084X)
Publish date: January 27th 2004
Publisher: Shambhala
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Not what I expected - this is not a linear novel, but truly a chronicle of life in a small Oregon town by the sea. Slices of life, memories, emotions, inner lives of both residents and visitors to Klatsand, Oregon. Prosaic and mundane at time, mystical and stream-of-consciousness at others. I love...
Still one of the best writers ever.
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