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Great Leader by Jim Harrison (2011, Hardcover)
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780802119704
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0802119700
ISBN-13
9780802119704
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102904268
Product Key Features
Book Title
Great Leader
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Literary, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-277137
Reviews
"The Great Leader carbonates page after page after page. You might go so far as to compare it to Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak. Or...Ted Williams, much the better hitter...[Or] Willie Mays. Mays was a magic act, but the kind that left you with the feeling that the miraculous stuff surprised him too. And that's where Harrison fits in, 30-odd books down the road--his own shelf in the library--and you can still feel the excitement every time he pulls something new out of his ear. Which pretty much happens on every page he writes." --Pete Dexter, The New York Times Book Review "The Harrison Legend...has only grown .... Harrison has outlasted those critics who initially wrote him off as a Hemingway-derived regionalist, and at times he has been as successful as a modern American writer can possibly be.... The Great Leader is hugely enjoyable--Harrison is probably incapable of writing a novel that is not enjoyable....The language...remains stunning.'" --Tom Bissell, Outside Magazine "Jim Harrison brings his established fascination with the rugged places of the natural world, the pleasures of good food and the persistence of sexual desire to this sometimes playful, often poignant story of one man's twilight quest for redemption.... Jim Harrison's latest leaves no doubt he still has much that's fresh, entertaining and thoughtful to say." --Harvey Freedenberg, Shelf Awareness The lyrical narrative cascades between dark comedy and revelation and, though it plows familiar soil, could be among Harrison's more rewarding in years." --Ted Roelofs, The Grand Rapids Press "Jim Harrison conjures The Great Leader of a bizarre hedonistic cult." --Vanity Fair "A mountain, a mess and an agonized moralist, Detective Sunderson makes this mock-epic one of the most memorable tales of contemporary master Harrison...Wounds-and-all portrait of a lion in winter, beleaguered but still battling." --Kirkus Reviews "[The] cat-and-mouse game between the two main characters is used effectively to explore the intrinsic tensions between the universal truths of justice, religion and morality ... A classic Harrison novel, complete with humorous and introspective characters." --Joshua Finnell, Library Journal "Comic backwoods noir ... [T]he story's motifs of lust and power, sex and death resonate." --Publishers Weekly, The Great Leader carbonates page after page after page. You might go so far as to compare it to Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak. Or…Ted Williams, much the better hitter…[Or] Willie Mays. Mays was a magic act, but the kind that left you with the feeling that the miraculous stuff surprised him too. And that's where Harrison fits in, 30-odd books down the road—his own shelf in the library—and you can still feel the excitement every time he pulls something new out of his ear. Which pretty much happens on every page he writes." —Pete Dexter, The New York Times Book Review The Harrison Legend…has only grown …. Harrison has outlasted those critics who initially wrote him off as a Hemingway-derived regionalist, and at times he has been as successful as a modern American writer can possibly be…. The Great Leader is hugely enjoyable—Harrison is probably incapable of writing a novel that is not enjoyable.…The language…remains stunning.'" —Tom Bissell, Outside Magazine Jim Harrison brings his established fascination with the rugged places of the natural world, the pleasures of good food and the persistence of sexual desire to this sometimes playful, often poignant story of one man's twilight quest for redemption…. Jim Harrison's latest leaves no doubt he still has much that's fresh, entertaining and thoughtful to say." —Harvey Freedenberg, Shelf Awareness The lyrical narrative cascades between dark comedy and revelation and, though it plows familiar soil, could be among Harrison's more rewarding in years." —Ted Roelofs, The Grand Rapids Press Jim Harrison conjures The Great Leader of a bizarre hedonistic cult." —Vanity Fair A mountain, a mess and an agonized moralist, Detective Sunderson makes this mock-epic one of the most memorable tales of contemporary master Harrison…Wounds-and-all portrait of a lion in winter, beleaguered but still battling." —Kirkus Reviews [The] cat-and-mouse game between the two main characters is used effectively to explore the intrinsic tensions between the universal truths of justice, religion and morality … A classic Harrison novel, complete with humorous and introspective characters." —Joshua Finnell, Library Journal Comic backwoods noir … [T]he story's motifs of lust and power, sex and death resonate." —Publishers Weekly
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
Rapturously received by critics and enthusiastically embraced by readers, The Great Leader is an enthralling, blackly comic take on the detective story that follows a retired detective in hilarious and bold pursuit of a sinister cult leader. Detective Sunderson is on the verge of retirement when he begins to investigate a hedonistic cult that has set up camp near his home in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. At first, the self-declared Great Leader seems merely a harmless oddball, but as Sunderson and his unlikely sixteen-year-old sidekick dig deeper, they find him more intelligent and sinister than they realized. Recently divorced and frequently pickled in alcohol, Sunderson tracks his quarry from the woods of Michigan to a town in Arizona, filled with professional and criminal border-crossers, and on to Nebraska where the Great Leader's most recent recruits have gathered to glorify his questionable religion. But Sunderson's demons are also in pursuit of him. Rich with character, unexpected twists, and Harrison's trademark wry wit, The Great Leader is at once a gripping American odyssey and the poignant story of a man grappling with age, lost love, and his own darker nature., Author Jim Harrison has won international acclaim for his masterful body of work, including Returning to Earth, Legends of the Fall and over thirty books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. In his most original work to date, Harrison delivers an enthralling, witty and expertly-crafted novel following one man's hunt for an elusive cult leader, dubbed The Great Leader." On the verge of retirement, Detective Sunderson begins to investigate a hedonistic cult, which has set up camp near his home in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. At first, the self-declared Great Leader seems merely a harmless oddball, but as Sunderson and his sixteen-year-old sidekick dig deeper, they find him more intelligent and sinister than they realized. Recently divorced and frequently pickled in alcohol, Sunderson tracks his quarry from the woods of Michigan to a town in Arizona, filled with criminal border-crossers, and on to Nebraska, where the Great Leader's most recent recruits have gathered to glorify his questionable religion. But Sunderson's demons are also in pursuit of him. Rich with character and humor, The Great Leader is at once a gripping excursion through America's landscapes and the poignant story of a man grappling with age, lost love and his own darker nature., Author Jim Harrison has won international acclaim for his masterful body of work, including Returning to Earth, Legends of the Fall and over thirty books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. In his most original work to date, Harrison delivers an enthralling, witty and expertly-crafted novel following one man's hunt for an elusive cult leader, dubbed "The Great Leader." On the verge of retirement, Detective Sunderson begins to investigate a hedonistic cult, which has set up camp near his home in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. At first, the self-declared Great Leader seems merely a harmless oddball, but as Sunderson and his sixteen-year-old sidekick dig deeper, they find him more intelligent and sinister than they realized. Recently divorced and frequently pickled in alcohol, Sunderson tracks his quarry from the woods of Michigan to a town in Arizona, filled with criminal border-crossers, and on to Nebraska, where the Great Leader's most recent recruits have gathered to glorify his questionable religion. But Sunderson's demons are also in pursuit of him. Rich with character and humor, The Great Leader is at once a gripping excursion through America's landscapes and the poignant story of a man grappling with age, lost love and his own darker nature.
LC Classification Number
PS3558.A67G74 2011
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