The Memory of Old Jack

Series	Port William
Author	Wendell Berry
Narrator	Paul Michael
Runtime	6 Hrs. - Unabridged
Publisher	christianaudio Fiction
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In a rural Kentucky river town, “Old Jack” Beechum, a retired farmer, sees his life again through the shades of one burnished day in September 1952. Bringing the earthiness of America’s past to mind, The Memory of Old Jack conveys the truth and integrity of the land and the people who live it. Through the eyes of one man can be seen the values Americans strive to recapture as we arrive at the next century.

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Antonina Ruth Bruno says:

Told in Barry's poignantly beautiful melancholy southern style, "The Memory of Old Jack" is not only powerfully written, but read in a deep and engaging manner. Rebirth is a thread-theme woven quietly through Wendell Barry's complex tapestry of Old Jack's life. My favorite passage (SPOILER WARNING): "He saw that he would be distinguished not by what he was or anything that he might become but by w... Read more

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Publishers Weekly says:

Poet, essayist and fiction writer Wendell Berry has established himself as the consummate writer's writer. His grounding in agrarian themes—both sociologically insightful and intimately personal—harks back to the rich tradition of Faulkner. Over the past four decades, Berry has built an impressive body of novels and short stories devoted to the fictional rural hamlet of Port William, located i... Read more