Name: Stone Junction: An Alchemical Pot-Boiler (Canons)
Price: 682.00 TWD
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Author: Jim Dodge
ISBN: 9781786893970

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Stone Junction: An Alchemical Pot-Boiler (Canons)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jim Dodge

Publisher

Canongate Books Ltd

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

544

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781786893970

Stone Junction: An Alchemical Pot-Boiler (Canons)

Jim Dodge (Author) · Canongate Books Ltd · Paperback

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Synopsis "Stone Junction: An Alchemical Pot-Boiler (Canons) "

When Daniel's mother dies, he is brought under the protection of the AMO: the Alliance of Magicians and Outlaws. It is an introduction to a world of revenge, revolution and mind-bending chemicals, where anarchists, alchemists and high-stake gamblers co-exist. It is a place in which magic and murder are the norm. So begins an extraordinary quest for knowledge and understanding in this unforgettable outlaw classic.

Jim Dodge

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Jim Dodge (Santa Rosa, California, 1945) is an American novelist and poet, known for his style that blends folklore, fantasy, and cultural critique. He earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Iowa in 1969 and has held various jobs, from sheepherder to environmental restorer. For years, he lived in a self-sufficient commune in Sonoma County. Since 1995, he has been the director of the creative writing program at Humboldt State University in California.

Among his most notable works are the novels Fup (1983), Not Fade Away (1987), and Stone Junction (1990). In 2002, he published Rain on the River, a collection of poems and short prose written between 1970 and 2001, translated into Spanish as Lluvia sobre el río in 2017. His work has been praised by authors like Thomas Pynchon and is characterized by a lyrical sensibility that combines humor, tenderness, and a deep connection with nature.

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