Sounder

Name: Sounder
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SKU: 9780060935481
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By William H Armstrong

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Set in the deep South, Sounder tells the story of a black sharecropping family bound by courage and love amidst harsh prejudice. The tale follows a father who steals to feed his family and his loyal dog, Sounder, both pursued relentlessly by fate and the law. Their young son faces profound sorrow with maturity and resilience, weaving a narrative of dignity and enduring spirit.
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Ideal for readers interested in historical fiction that explores themes of family, resilience, and social injustice, as well as those who appreciate poignant stories featuring the deep bond between humans and animals.

Set in the deep South, this is the tale about the courage and love that bind a black sharecropping family together, despite extreme prejudice and inhumanity from the outside world.

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Set in the deep South, this is a tale about the courage and love that bind a black sharecropping family together despite extreme prejudice and inhumanity from the outside world. Sounder cannot save his master - a father who is driven to steal for his hungry wife and children - from the sheriff's posse. Nor can he save him from fate, which pursues both master and dog, mauling each of them in it's cruel, impersonal jaws, while the boy who loves the two of them is forced to bear his sorrow like a man. The story burns with indignation. It climbs to moments of nobility and resignation that return, in memory, like a final benediction.

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Critics praise Sounder as a compassionate and powerfully moving story. The Christian Science Monitor highlights its universal parable for all ages, while the Wall Street Journal calls it a memorable and enduring tale. The New York Book Review notes the vivid, alive details, and Commonweal lauds its simple yet timeless writing.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780060935481

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 May 2001

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 205.0mm

Weight: 90g

Pages: 96

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About the Author

William H. Armstrong grew up in Lexington, Virginia. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College and did graduate work at the University of Virginia. He taught ancient history and study techniques at the Kent School for fifty-two years. Author of more than a dozen books for adults and children, he won the John Newbery Medal for Sounder in 1970 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 1986.

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