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Twenty Stories of the Port William Membership
Counterpoint
November 2012
On Sale: October 23, 2012
256 pages
ISBN: 1619020491
EAN: 9781619020498
Kindle: B009CHCDZW
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For more than fifty years, Wendell Berry has been telling us
stories about Port William, a mythical town on the banks of
the Kentucky River, populated over the years by a cast of
unforgettable characters living in a single place over a
long time. In this new collection, the author’s first piece
of new fiction since the publication of Andy Catlett in
2006, the stories date’s range from 1864, when Rebecca Dawe
finds herself in her own reflection at the end of the Civil
War, to one from 1991 when Grover Gibbs’ widow, Beulah,
attends the auction as her home place is offered for sale. It feels as if the entire membership, all the Catletts,
Burley Coulter, Elton Penn, the Rowanberrys, Laura Milby,
the preacher’s wife, Kate Helen Branch, Andy’s dog, Mike,
nearly everyone returns with a story or two, to fill in the
gaps in this long tale. Those just now joining the
Membership will be charmed. Those who’ve attended before
will be enriched. The story of the community of Port William is one of the
great works in American literature. Published in the
author’s 78th year, this collection, the tenth volume in the
series, is the perfect occasion to celebrate his huge
achievement.
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