Montana 1948 Larry Watson
short novel of initiation and learning the art of son in the Great Plains of Montana.
The novels are set in the great American often have a taste of bitterness, roughness a little wild that gives drama to them play a particular salt (as here). And the small town in Montana where David Hayden lives to live up to the rule. Land out of sight, the Indian reservation, large properties, a world of men and traditions: everything is there. David, twelve years, is the son of the sheriff, a debonair man who practices with regret and with gentleness. Has anyone ever seen a sheriff without a walk without his badge and his gun? David's father could be a lawyer, go to the big city, but the family is one sheriff father to son, tradition means that the patriarch well enforced. The uncle of David himself studied medicine. It is the prodigal son, war hero, highly respected doctor, preferred the patriarch. But when the young Indian who works in the house of David comes to bring serious charges against the uncle loved by all, the cracks of the family come to light and the ties of blood go to assault justice. What to choose: to be faithful to his family or his beliefs? David's father will make heavy decisions, under the eye of his son, this summer, finally left the world of childhood.
In this novel induction written in 1993, the author manages to make quite rightly the eyes of a child twelve years on values and issues of power within his family. The theme of parenthood, fidelity to the father, rivalry between brothers are brought here with great sincerity and simplicity. Even if the style is not the primary quality of the novel, Watson nevertheless managed to create a special atmosphere, heavy with tension and always on the verge of explosion, as if men of this land had kept their enormous all the rage whose nature can be able.
A book found at In Cold Blog who in his post is also part of other reviews blogoboulesques.
Reference:
Larry Watson, Montana 1948 , translated from English (United States) by Bertrand Péguillan, Gallmeister, 2010.
The novels are set in the great American often have a taste of bitterness, roughness a little wild that gives drama to them play a particular salt (as here). And the small town in Montana where David Hayden lives to live up to the rule. Land out of sight, the Indian reservation, large properties, a world of men and traditions: everything is there. David, twelve years, is the son of the sheriff, a debonair man who practices with regret and with gentleness. Has anyone ever seen a sheriff without a walk without his badge and his gun? David's father could be a lawyer, go to the big city, but the family is one sheriff father to son, tradition means that the patriarch well enforced. The uncle of David himself studied medicine. It is the prodigal son, war hero, highly respected doctor, preferred the patriarch. But when the young Indian who works in the house of David comes to bring serious charges against the uncle loved by all, the cracks of the family come to light and the ties of blood go to assault justice. What to choose: to be faithful to his family or his beliefs? David's father will make heavy decisions, under the eye of his son, this summer, finally left the world of childhood. In this novel induction written in 1993, the author manages to make quite rightly the eyes of a child twelve years on values and issues of power within his family. The theme of parenthood, fidelity to the father, rivalry between brothers are brought here with great sincerity and simplicity. Even if the style is not the primary quality of the novel, Watson nevertheless managed to create a special atmosphere, heavy with tension and always on the verge of explosion, as if men of this land had kept their enormous all the rage whose nature can be able.
A book found at In Cold Blog who in his post is also part of other reviews blogoboulesques.
Reference:
Larry Watson, Montana 1948 , translated from English (United States) by Bertrand Péguillan, Gallmeister, 2010.
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