- Farm life, united states, Agriculture, united states, Moral and ethical aspects, Sustainable agriculture
"Wendell Berry is 'something of an anachronism'. He began his life as the old times and the last of the old-time people were dying out, and continues to this day in the old ways: a team of work horses and a pencil are his preferred working tools.
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Contemplative, character-led, earnest and classical in form.
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Wendell Berry
- First published
- 2017
- Pages
- 368
- Publisher
- Counterpoint Press, Penguin Books, Limited, Counterpoint
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780141984131
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Wendell E. Berry is an American novelist, poet, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer. A prolific author, he has written many novels, short stories, poems, and essays. - Wikipedia
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