A signed edition of "Thirteen Moons", personally hand signed by Charles Frazier on a special title page. Copyright 2006 by 3 Crows Corporation. Presented in a matching slipcase.
Fine Condition.
Signed Limited First Edition
Number 282 of 1600 signed and numbered copies.
In one of the most anticipated novels of the current publishing season, Frazier, author of the widely applauded Cold Mountain
(1997), remains true to the historical fiction vein. The author's
second outing finds grounding in a timeless theme: a grand old man
remembering his glory days. As a teenager during the James Monroe
administration, Will Cooper is sent off, in an indentured situation,
into the wilderness of the Indian Nation to run a trading post. From a
mixed-race Indian, he wins a girl with whom he will be besotted for the
rest of his life, and his passion will extend into personal involvement
in Indian affairs, to the highest level of politics. Thus Frazier also
remains faithful to the theme of his previous novel: the odyssey,
especially one man's path through trials and tribulations to be by the
side of the woman he loves.
And he remains faithful to a method that
marked Cold Mountain in readers' memories: a proliferation of
detail about customs and costumes, about food and recreation--pretty
much what everything looked and smelled like. Unfortunately, for the
first fourth of the book, there is too much detail for the plot to
easily bear. But, finally, the characters are able to step out from
behind this blanket of particulars and incidentals and make the story
work. Expect considerable demand, of course.
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Review
"Gorgeous…Thirteen Moons calls Cold Mountain
to mind in its wonder at the natural world; its pacificist
undercurrents; its dismay at the dismantling of what matters, and its
convication that one love, no matter how tortured and inexplicable, can
be life-defining…fascinating…vivid and alive."
–Newsweek
"Thirteen Moons
brings this vanished world thrillingly to life… One of the great Native
American, and American stories, and a great gift to all of us, from one
of our very best writers."
–Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"There are things so masterful words can’t do them justice. Frazier’s writing falls in that category…With Thirteen Moons, he’s doing important work filling in the gaps, helping restore the roots, of our knowledge of our own history."
–Asheville Citizen-Times
"Fascinating…Reading Thirteen Moons is an intoxicating experience…This is 21st-century literary fiction at its very best."
–BookPage
"Thirteen Moons is rare in many ways and occupies a literary plane of such height that reviewing it is not really salient….Thirteen Moons
has the power to inspire great performances from succeeding generations
of writers….For those who simply value the literary experience, Thirteen Moons
will provide the immense satisfaction of taking a literary journey of
magnitude. Whether on a plane, in an office or curled in a window seat,
readers who absorb Will's story will find their own lives enriched….Thirteen Moons belongs to the ages."
–Los Angeles Times
About the Author
Charles Frazier (born November 4, 1950) is an award-winning American historical novelist.
Frazier was born in Asheville, North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1973. He earned an M.A. from Appalachian State University in the mid-1970s, and received his Ph.D. in English from the University of South Carolina
in 1986. He currently raises horses on a farm near Raleigh, North
Carolina, where he lives with his wife, Catherine, who teaches
accounting, and their daughter Annie. His first novel, Cold Mountain (Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. ISBN 0-87113-679-1), traces the journey of Inman, a wounded deserter from the Confederate army near the end of the American Civil War.
The work is rich in the culture and sensibilities of the North Carolina
mountains and is based on local history and stories handed down by
Frazier's father about Frazier's great-great-uncle William Pinkney Inman.. Inman, who was from the area around Cold Mountain
in western North Carolina, served in the Confederate Army from which he
deserted after being wounded twice and is reputedly buried in a local
cemetery.
The real Inman served as a private in Company F of the 25th North
Carolina Infantry, and his regiment did participate in the fighting in
the Siege of Petersburg, including the Battle of the Crater.[citation needed]
The novel won the 1997 National Book Award and was adapted as a film of the same title by Anthony Minghella in 2003.
Frazier's second novel Thirteen Moons
was published in October 2006 by Random House, and traces the story of
one man across a century of change in America. Also set in western
North Carolina, the novel traces one white man's involvement with the CherokeeCold Mountain, Frazier was offered an $8 million advance for Thirteen Moons.
indians just before, during and after their removal to Oklahoma. It is
a story of struggle and triumph against the emerging U.S. government's
plan to remove native Cherokee people to Oklahoma. Based on the success
of Cold Mountain, Frazier was offered an $8 million advance for Thirteen Moons. |
