A World Lost
Wendell Berry. Counterpoint LLC, $12.5 (160pp) ISBN 978-1-887178-54-9
The 1944 murder of the young protagonist's uncle accompanies him into adulthood. (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 09/01/1997
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