{"product_id":"the-waters-of-kronos-paperback","title":"The Waters of Kronos - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eConrad Richter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the time of its first publication in 1960, Conrad Richter's \u003ci\u003eThe Waters of Kronos\u003c\/i\u003e sparked lively debate about the extent to which its story of a belated return to childhood scenes mirrored key events of Richter's own life. As was well known at the time, Richter had spent several years in the Southwest, where he collected the material for his first successful book, \u003ci\u003eEarly Americans and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, but by 1933, he had returned to live in his hometown, Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Donner, the main protagonist in \u003ci\u003eThe Waters of Kronos\u003c\/i\u003e, traces a similar route from west to east, although he finds that his family home and native town have been submerged under the deep waters of a lake formed by the construction of a hydroelectric dam. As Richter narrates his alter ego's efforts to salvage his past, he moves beyond \"semi-autobiography\" to offer what are widely recognized as his most haunting reflections upon the power of family history, the fragility of human memory, and art's role in structuring the communal ethos. David McCullough, a fellow Pulitzer Prize winner, met and befriended Richter in the 1960s and has called him \"an American master,\" praising \u003ci\u003eThe Waters of Kronos\u003c\/i\u003e as \"his most beautiful book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConrad Richter (1890-1968) was awarded the National Book Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Waters of Kronos\u003c\/i\u003e in 1961. He was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe Town\u003c\/i\u003e, the last volume in a trilogy about frontier life in Ohio, in 1951.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.28 x 7.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227262763257,"sku":"9780271022406","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UXN6WlRSSXNJb01WdlRVVklRdTNjZz09.webp?v=1768279213","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-waters-of-kronos-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}