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The Forest
A Fable of America in the 1830s
Series: Bollingen Series
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The Forest will appeal to readers interested in historical fiction rich with cultural detail, fans of American history, and those who appreciate literary explorations of society’s complexities through evocative storytelling.
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A vivid historical imagining of life in the early United States.
Set amid the glimmering lakes and disappearing forests of the early United States, The Forest imagines how a wide variety of Americans experienced their lives. Part truth, part fiction, and featuring both real and invented characters, the book follows painters, poets, enslaved people, farmers, and artisans living and working in a world still made largely of wood.
Some of the historical characters—such as Thomas Cole, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fanny Kemble, Edgar Allan Poe, and Nat Turner—are well-known, while others are not. But all are creators of private and grand designs.
The Forest unfolds in brief stories. Each episode reveals an intricate lost world. Characters cross paths or go their own ways, each striving for something different but together forming a pattern of life. For Alexander Nemerov, the forest is a description of American society, the dense and discontinuous woods of nation, the foliating thoughts of different people, each with their separate shade and sun. Through vivid descriptions of the people, sights, smells, and sounds of Jacksonian America, illustrated with paintings, prints, and photographs, The Forest brings American history to life on a human scale.
Published in association with the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
'One of the richest books ever to come my way.' Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Shipping News
'This is a wonderful book. . . . An extraordinary achievement.' - Edmund de Waal, New York Times bestselling author of The Hare with Amber Eyes
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Praised as "one of the most pungent books" with an evocative sensory richness by Wall Street Journal critic Jackson Arn, The Forest has been described by Literary Hub as a "nonfiction novel" imagining early American life as an ecology. The New York Times highlights its vibrant portrayal of cultural life through the lens of the forests, capturing the thoughts and struggles of historical figures and ordinary people alike. Acclaimed authors such as Annie Proulx and Edmund de Waal have lauded it as an extraordinary achievement.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780691244280
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 March 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Illustration: 59 color + 7 b/w illus.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Alexander Nemerov is the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Provostial Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Stanford University. His many books include Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York and Soulmaker: The Times of Lewis Hine (Princeton).
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