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The Big Why

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

The Big Why is both Michael Winter’s dazzling reinvention of the historical novel and a passionate and witty faux memoir of Rockwell Kent, the famous illustrator of Moby Dick.

Focusing on the year Kent and his family spent in Brigus, Newfoundland on the eve of the First World War, Winter offers up the private emotions of a man whose outer ambitions betray his inner feelings. Kent vows to be faithful to his wife, to live close to the sea, and document, through paintings and woodcuts, a picturesque land and society. But he also desires everything, including the young woman who cares for their children. His friend, the explorer Bob Bartlett, explains how the artist’s beliefs and way of life run drastically against those of this small seafaring community.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Michael
Winter

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Canada
Original Language
English
Publisher
House of Anansi Press

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