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Summary:

This is the story of Robert Grainier, a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century -- an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Buffeted by the loss of his family, Grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world. As his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform America in his lifetime.

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Denis, 1949-2017 , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Train dreams [by Johnson, D.]

Subjects:

Railroad construction workers — United States — Fiction

Families — Death — Fiction

Grief in men — Fiction

West (U.S.) — History — 20th century — Fiction

1900-1999

Families

Death

Grief in men.

Railroad construction workers

West United States

United States

Genres:

Novellas

Historical fiction

History

Fiction

General Notes:

"This novella was originally published, in slightly different form, in the Paris Review, 2002"--Title page verso.

Physical Description:

116 pages ; 18 cm

Call Numbers:

PS3560.O3745 T73 2012

ISBNs:

9781250007650 (pbk.)
1250007658 (pbk.)

OCLC Numbers:

794929587