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The Book of Ebenezer Le Page (New York Review Books Classics) |  | Author: G.B. Edwards
Creator: John Fowles
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
Buy Used: $5.90
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Seller: nisababooks
Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 99438
Media: Paperback
Pages: 432
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 1590172337
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9781590172339
ASIN: 1590172337
Publication Date: July 10, 2007
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Ebenezer Le Page, cantankerous, opinionated, and charming, is one of the most compelling literary creations of the late twentieth century. Eighty years old, Ebenezer has lived his whole life on the Channel Island of Guernsey, a stony speck of a place caught between the coasts of England and France yet a world apart from either. Ebenezer himself is fiercely independent, but as he reaches the end of his life he is determined to tell his own story and the stories of those he has known. He writes of family secrets and feuds, unforgettable friendships and friendships betrayed, love glimpsed and lost. The Book of Ebenezer Le Page is a beautifully detailed chronicle of a life, but it is equally an oblique reckoning with the traumas of the twentieth century, as Ebenezer recalls both the men lost to the Great War and the German Occupation of Guernsey during World War II, and looks with despair at the encroachments of commerce and tourism on his beloved island.
G. B. Edwards labored in obscurity all his life and completed The Book of Ebenezer Le Page shortly before his death. Published posthumously, the book is a triumph
of the storyteller’s art that conjures up the extraordinary voice of a living man.
"Imagine a weekend spent in deep conversation with a superb old man, a crusty, intelligent, passionate and individualistic character at the peak of his powers as a raconteur, and you will have a very good ideas of the impact of The Book of Ebenezer Le Page...It amuses, it entertains, it moves us...” –The Washington Post
"A true epic, as sexy as it is hilarious, it seems drenched with the harsh tidal beauties of its setting...For every person nearing retirement, every latent writer who hopes to leave his island and find the literary mainland, its author–quiet, self-sufficient, tidy Homeric–remains a patron saint." –Allan Gurganus, O Magazine
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 A well written endurance test March 2, 2010
Night Bird (Sherwood Forest)
I found this about as riveting as 'Lark Rise to Candleford', which for me was an endurance test. It lacks any kind of pace as a story but as a historical document it is very well written.
It all depends upon you. If you are looking for a pedestrian account of ordinary life on a small island in the English Channel, this is the book for you. It's authentic and contains the minutiae of everyday life along with the inevitable small triumphs and defeats one might expect of the period. Ebenezer himself is either quaint or infuriating depending upon your perspective. We are often kinder to 'grumpy old men' in books than we would be in real life.
There are books that contain the atmosphere and authenticity of this book but in the context of a much more engaging storyline.
A Wonderful Book; A Delightful Classic; August 21, 2009
zorba (Bala Cynwyd, Pa USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This wonderful book moved and delighted me. It is simple in that it is almost a diary of a long life lived on the fascinating island of Guernsey. But it is enormously profound in the depth and breadth of its wit and wisdom. I can't think of much to add to the chorus of acclaim that reviewers have given it herr on Amazon.com All I can do is add emphasis to the consensus that this is a book the serious reader will love and never forget.
"When I write down anything wicked, one of them look very serious; but the other one, he wink." July 27, 2009
Alex McLaren (Nagoya, Japan)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A masterpiece of modern literature.
Straight into my top 10 best books ever. From beginning to the end it is clever,
funny, sad, easy to read and full of random events that lead the reader to consider
deep ideas about the purpose of life.
On page 22 Ebenezer as an old man remembers
when as young boy he inherits from a relative who had passed away,
the two decorative china dogs he still has,
"I like my two china dogs. When I write down anything wicked,
one of them look very serious; but the other one, he wink."
I had a feeling I would like this book, it's about life on an Island,
which is something I identify with having living all my life in Britain and Japan.
Also my favourite places are islands: Venice, Malta, Fiji, Rhodes,
Capri and the Scottish Islands. Guernsey is next on my list to visit.
Shame about the cheap cover art and design. This book
deserves better.
The Book of Ebenizer LePage July 18, 2009
James T. Hague
Imagine my joy to tonite to find this book is back in print after trying for years to find it on the used mkt. I read it in the late '70's when it was originally published and it moved me so much that the mere thought of it rekindled the memory of 'being' inside the story alongside M. LePage without effort in all these years since. Thank you NYRB for making this remarkable work available to storylovers again.
Jim Hague
Lawai Hawaii & Paris France
Great Author July 15, 2009
Joan Kinsey (Laramie, WY)
What higher praise can I give. The author makes the island of Guernsey, it's people and history come alive. Highly recommended!
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