Aransas: A Novel
Stephen Harrigan
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A critically acclaimed debut novel first published in 1980, Aransas recounts a young man’s attempt to find his place in the world as he navigates the moral dilemma of training an “exquisitely conscious being” to perform in a seaside dolphin circus.
A critically acclaimed debut novel first published in 1980, Aransas recounts a young man’s attempt to find his place in the world as he navigates the moral dilemma of training an “exquisitely conscious being” to perform in a seaside dolphin circus.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292758148
SKU
V9780292758148
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About Stephen Harrigan
Stephen Harrigan is the author of several books of fiction and nonfiction, including the award-winning novels The Gates of the Alamo and Remember Ben Clayton, the critically acclaimed essay collection The Eye of the Mammoth, and Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas. He lives in Austin, Texas, where he is a writer-at-large for Texas Monthly and a faculty fellow ... Read more
Reviews for Aransas: A Novel
A resonant first novel. Beneath its genial surface, allusive undercurrents tug.
New York Times Book Review
The sureness and poise of this first novel are as remarkable as the sharpness, oddity, and clarity of its feelings . . . Aransas is an elegant debut.
Newsweek
Harrigan’s eye for locale and its effect is superb.
Washington ... Read more
New York Times Book Review
The sureness and poise of this first novel are as remarkable as the sharpness, oddity, and clarity of its feelings . . . Aransas is an elegant debut.
Newsweek
Harrigan’s eye for locale and its effect is superb.
Washington ... Read more