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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100385298293
ISBN-139780385298292
eBay Product ID (ePID)159590
Product Key Features
Edition25
Book TitleLittle Big Man : a Novel
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1989
TopicClassics, Westerns, Literary, Historical
GenreFiction
AuthorThomas Berger
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-280213
Reviews"The very best novel ever about the American West." --The New York Times Book Review "Spellbinding . . . [Crabb] surely must be one of the most delightfully absurd fictional fossils ever unearthed." --Time "Superb . . . Berger's success in capturing the points of view and emotional atmosphere of a vanished era is uncanny. His skill in characterization, his narrative power and his somewhat cynical humor are all outstanding." --The New York Times, "An epic such as Mark Twain might have given us." --Henry Miller "The very best novel ever about the American West." --The New York Times Book Review "Spellbinding . . . [Crabb] surely must be one of the most delightfully absurd fictional fossils ever unearthed." --Time "Superb . . . Berger's success in capturing the points of view and emotional atmosphere of a vanished era is uncanny. His skill in characterization, his narrative power and his somewhat cynical humor are all outstanding." --The New York Times
Dewey Decimal813/.5/4
Synopsis"The truth is always made up of little particulars which sound ridiculous when repeated." So says Jack Crabb, the 111-year-old narrator of Thomas Berger's 1964 masterpiece of American fiction, Little Big Man . Berger claimed the Western as serious literature with this savage and epic account of one man's extraordinary double life. After surviving the massacre of his pioneer family, ten-year-old Jack is adopted by an Indian chief who nicknames him Little Big Man. As a Cheyenne, he feasts on dog, loves four wives, and sees his people butchered by horse soldiers commanded by General George Armstrong Custer. Later, living as a white man once more, he hunts the buffalo to near-extinction, tangles with Wyatt Earp, cheats Wild Bill Hickok, and fights in the Battle of Little Bighorn alongside Custer himself--a man he'd sworn to kill. Hailed by The Nation as "a seminal event," Little Big Man is a singular literary achievement that, like its hero, only gets better with age. Praise for Little Big Man "An epic such as Mark Twain might have given us." --Henry Miller "The very best novel ever about the American West." -- The New York Times Book Review "Spellbinding . . . Crabb] surely must be one of the most delightfully absurd fictional fossils ever unearthed." -- Time "Superb . . . Berger's success in capturing the points of view and emotional atmosphere of a vanished era is uncanny. His skill in characterization, his narrative power and his somewhat cynical humor are all outstanding." -- The New York Times, Believe it or not, Jack Crabb is 111 years old. He is also the son of two fathers, one white, the other a Cheyenne Indian chief who gave him the name Little Big Man. As a Cheyenne, Crabb feasted on dog, loved four wives, and saw his people butchered by horse-soldiers commanded by Custer. As a white man, he helped hunt the buffalo into extinction, tangled with Wyatt Earp, cheated Wild Bill Hickok--and lived through the showdown that followed. He also survivied the Battle of Little Bighorn, where he fought side by side with Custer himself--even though he'd sworn to kill him. The basis of a popular film, LITTLE BIG MAN, was hailed by The Nation as a "seminal event... the most significant cultural and literary trend of the 1960's .", Believe it or not, Jack Crabb is 111 years old. He is also the son of two fathers, one white, the other a Cheyenne Indian chief who gave him the name Little Big Man. As a Cheyenne, Crabb feasted on dog, loved four wives, and saw his people butchered by horse-soldiers commanded by Custer. As a white man, he helped hunt the buffalo into extinction, tangled with Wyatt Earp, cheated Wild Bill Hickok--and lived through the showdown that followed. He also survivied the Battle of Little Bighorn, where he fought side by side with Custer himself--even though he'd sworn to kill him. The basis of a popular film, LITTLE BIG MAN, was hailed by The Nation as a "seminal event... the most significant cultural and literary trend of the [1960's]."
LC Classification NumberPS3552.E719
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- 19. Mär. 2022
Brings history to life.
This is one of my daughter's favorite books. I bought it for her so she would have her own copy to keep. Very good book.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 03. Aug. 2020
Awesome read
You will love this wonderful historical fiction if you love westerns! Very well written and true to life, a page turner that you cannot put down.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 02. Dez. 2020
Must read
Timeless, relevant. Poignant. Should be required reading in high school American Lit.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 20. Sep. 2021
better than the movie
great book good priceBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 20. Jul. 2023
Little Big Man
Great story and love the movieBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 16. Jun. 2017
I love the story!
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- 16. Jan. 2025
great job, the book is like new ...
great job, the book is like newBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 23. Aug. 2021
Excellent.
It's a well written classic. And the price was right.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 21. Sep. 2021
read back
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- 30. Jul. 2021
good
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