Bibliograph

Jayber Crow, a novel, by Wendell Berry

Type

Label

Jayber Crow, a novel, by Wendell Berry

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Jayber Crow

Oclc number

43894318

Responsibility statement

by Wendell Berry

Review

"Jayber Crow, born in Goforth, Kentucky, orphaned at age ten, began his search as a "pre-ministerial student" at Pigeonville College." "Eventually, after the flood of 1937, Jayber becomes the barber of the small community of Port William, Kentucky. From behind that barber chair he lives out the questions that drove him from seminary and begins to accept the gifts of community that enclose his answers. The chair gives him a perfect perch from which to listen, to talk, and to see, as life spends itself all around. In this novel full of remarkable characters, he tells his story that becomes the story of his town and its transcendent membership."--Jacket

Sub title

a novel

Classification