Conrad Richter (1890–1968)
Autor(a) de The Light in the Forest
About the Author
Conrad Richter was born in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania on October 13, 1890. Richter started a small publishing business and wrote magazine fiction and nonfiction books on scientific philosophy. Conrad Richter won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel, "The Town," in 1951. The book was the third in what mostrar mais became known as Richter's Ohio Trilogy. These books were later published in one volume entitled, The Awakening Land: The Trees, The Fields, The Town. The books followed the life of Sayward Luckett Wheeler who was widely considered one of the most sensitively drawn pioneer women in fiction. The trilogy describes her participation in the gradual replacement of the gloomy and dangerous Ohio forest wilderness with new farming communities and a thriving town. Although Richter published more than 20 other novels and collections of short stories, most of which featured pioneers battling their environment, and some of which won their own awards, he is still best known for his Ohio Trilogy. Richter has written many other books including "Early Americana," a collection of short stories, "The Sea of Grass," a book about crooked politicians and cattlemen, and "The Light in the Forest," a book about the kidnapping of a white boy by Native Americans. He also won a National Book Award for "The Waters of Kronos" in 1961. "The Sea of Grass," was also nominated for the National Book Award in 1937. Conrad Richter died in Pottsville, Pennsylvania on October 30, 1968. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras por Conrad Richter
Giving Up the Ghosts: Short-Lived Occult Detective Series by Six Renowned Authors (2015) 8 exemplares
"Sinister Journey" (in SEP Reader) 2 exemplares
Doctor Hanray's Second Chance [short fiction] 2 exemplares
The Toad Man [Mason Bell] 1 exemplar
A lagrima final (Seleções - The Lady) 1 exemplar
Monster of the Dark Places 1 exemplar
Rare Conrad Richter / The Waters of Kronos Signed 1st Edition 1960 [Hardcover] Richter, Conrad 1 exemplar
Typewritten letter signed by Conrad Richter 1 exemplar
TRACEY CROMWELL 1 exemplar
Gli alberi, i campi, la città 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The Saturday Evening Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1963) — Contribuidor — 102 exemplares
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 4: The World Around Us (1968) — Contribuidor — 29 exemplares
Phantom Perfumes and Other Shades: Memories of GHOST STORIES Magazine (2000) — Autor, algumas edições — 12 exemplares
Reader's Digest Condensed Books (The Lady / The Scapegoat / My Early Life / Onions in the Stew / Boon Island) — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
MAR DE HIERBA. CHACAL. MUJER SOLITARIA. LOS DURRELL EN CORFU (Biblioteca De Selecciones)1972 (1972) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
The Saturday Evening Post Stories 1957 — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Richter, Conrad
- Nome legal
- Richter, Conrad Michael
- Data de nascimento
- 1890-10-13
- Data de falecimento
- 1968-10-30
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Locais de residência
- Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, USA (birth)
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA (death) - Ocupações
- journalist
novelist
short-story writer - Relações
- Richter, Harvena (daughter)
- Organizações
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1961)
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1959)
Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425- Conrad Richter wrote with great sensitivity and lyricism of life along the American frontier, including the native Americans.
Membros
Críticas
The Light in the Forest por Conrad Richter
Neither people group understood the other. Both had good and evil.
A boy raised by Indians tries to fit in to white colony society.
Felt a bit perfunctory. And perhaps a bit fetishistic.
I know it was written with an anti-racist purpose, but I'm not sure it achieved it.
I know it was written with an anti-racist purpose, but I'm not sure it achieved it.
I remember reading The Light in the Forest back in middle school. I remember vaguely the teacher saying there was another book Richter wrote that was pseudo sequel, and for some reason, years later I decided to look it up.
This book tells the story of another young person who was adopted by the Indians, and is forced to return to the white world. Unlike True Son in The Light in the Forest, Stone Girl is not welcomed by her white family, who do not believe her to be the missing Mary Stanton thanks to an impostor taking her place.
This duplicity is a secondary plot that is unresolved. The book instead focuses on Stone Girl's existence straddling two worlds. She's too Indian to be white, and after spending time with her white family, becomes too white to be accepted by her old Indian tribe.
This was a very quick read, and an interesting one but, like The Light in the Forest, is ultimately unsatisfying in the end - the main character learns s/he does not fit into either society.… (mais)
This book tells the story of another young person who was adopted by the Indians, and is forced to return to the white world. Unlike True Son in The Light in the Forest, Stone Girl is not welcomed by her white family, who do not believe her to be the missing Mary Stanton thanks to an impostor taking her place.
This duplicity is a secondary plot that is unresolved. The book instead focuses on Stone Girl's existence straddling two worlds. She's too Indian to be white, and after spending time with her white family, becomes too white to be accepted by her old Indian tribe.
This was a very quick read, and an interesting one but, like The Light in the Forest, is ultimately unsatisfying in the end - the main character learns s/he does not fit into either society.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 36
- Also by
- 20
- Membros
- 4,256
- Popularidade
- #5,908
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 95
- ISBN
- 118
- Línguas
- 4
- Marcado como favorito
- 7