Wheat That Springeth Green
by Powers, J F
J. F. Powers (1917-1999) was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, and studied at Northwestern University while holding a variety of jobs in Chicago and working on his writing. He published his first stories in The Catholic Worker and, as a pacifist, spent thirteen months in prison during World War II. Powers was the author of three collections of short stories and two novels—Morte D’Urban, which won the National Book Award, andWheat That Springeth Green—all of which have been reissued by New York Review Books. He lived in Ireland and the United States and taught for many years at St John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota.Katherine A. Powers is a long-time champion of the novels of Raymond Kennedy. She is a freelance book critic and writes a literary column for the Barnes and Noble Review. She is the editor of a forthcoming volume, Suitable Accommodations: The Letters of J. F. Powers, 1942 - 1963. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Wheat That Springeth Green
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394496094 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Small closed tear to top front panel. Stated First Edition. One of the authors previous novels, Morte D'Urban, won the 1963 National Book Award. This novel was a finalist for the same award in 1988. ;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Wheat That Springeth Green
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Wheat that Springeth Green (New York Review Books Classics)
by J.F. Powers
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WHEAT THAT SPRINGETH GREEN.
by Powers, J. F.
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New York:: Washington Square Press, Pocket Books, , 1990.. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. 1st trade paperback printing. His highly praised novel, written 25 years after his award winning first novel - the story of a worldly Catholic priest told with humor and understanding. 335 pp. Item Price
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