Accordion Crimes

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx brings the immigrant experience to life in this stunning novel that traces the ownership of a simple green accordion.

E. Annie Proulx's Accordion Crimes is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the eyes of the descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Africans, Irish-Scots, Franco-Canadians and many others, all linked by their successive ownership of a simple green accordion. The music they make is their last link with the past--voice for their fantasies, sorrows and exuberance. Proulx's prodigious knowledge, unforgettable characters and radiant language make Accordion Crimes a stunning novel, exhilarating in its scope and originality.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 06/17/1997
ISBN: 9780684831541
Pages: 432
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.30w x 0.96d
Award: Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction - Nominee

Review Citations: New York Times 06/15/1997 pg. 36
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 01/01/1997 pg. 96