North of hope a novel
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Ballantine Books,
1990.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Physical Description: | 518 p. ; 25 cm. |
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| ISBN: | 0345369106 : |
| Author Notes: | Hassler's first novel, Staggerford, a story of a small-town school teacher, was chosen Novel of the Year in 1978 by the Friends of American Writers. In 1987, Hassler's fifth novel, Grand Opening, a tale told from the point of view of a twelve-year-old boy living in the corrupt town of Plainview, Minnesota, won the Best Fiction Award, given by the Society of Midland Authors. Granted honorary Doctor of Letters degrees by Assumption College, the University of North Dakota, and the University of Notre Dame, he has also received fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board. He died, after years of suffering from progressive supranuclear palsy, on March 20, 2008. (Bowker Author Biography) |
