Read stone junction an alchemical potboiler by jim dodge available from rakuten kobo. Stone junction was actually dodges first attempt at a novel, begun when the poetry dried up. Jim dodge is an american novelist and poet whose works combine themes of folklore and fantasy, set in a timeless present. The magician of ducks and outlaws jim dodge talks to phil daoust about mixedup mallards and sudden fame. He has published three novelsfup, not fade away, and stone junctionand a collection of poetry and prose, rain on the river. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But instead of relinquishing the stone to amo leader volta, as he had sworn to, daniel. Not fade away, his second effort, presented an amazing journey without much of a destination.
Stone junction by jim dodge nook book ebook barnes. Stone junction kindle edition by jim dodge, thomas pynchon. Pynchon also opened up a whole world of other writers for me john barth, william gaddis, william h. Stone junction by jim dodge download pdfepub ebook. The magician of ducks and outlaws books the guardian. An alchemical potboiler is a story of coming of age with a new age twist. Compared to jack kerouac s beat classic, on the road, dodges stone junction. Stone junction an alchemical potboiler by jim dodge paperback 9781786893970 published by canongate 23 may 2019.
In stone junction, the journey dodge imagines is incredible with an ending worthy of the story he creates. Stone junction is a wise and wildly imaginative novel about daniel pearse, an orphaned child who is taken under the wings of the amoalliance of magicians and. Jim dodge born 1945 is an american novelist and poet whose works combine themes of folklore and fantasy, set in a timeless present. Charging like a runaway semitrailer on a downhill grade and spannin.
He lives on an isolated ranch in western sonoma county and has been by turns an apple picker, a carpet layer, a teacher, a professional gambler, a shepherd for five years and a woodcutter. Jim dodge, stone junction the mind is a glass floor. An alchemical potboiler by jim dodge charging like a runaway semitrailer on a downhill grade and spanning the era from haightashburys summ. A postpsychedelic comingofage fable thats part thomas pynchon. Click to read more about stone junction by jim dodge. Download stone junction by jim dodge ebook for free in pdf and epub format. In 1990 came stone junction, which thomas pynchon described as an. Stone junction by jim dodge 1994, paperback for sale.
Jim dodge talks to phil daoust about mixedup mallards and sudden. Fup, his first effort, is a charming but limited short parable. Jim dodge was born in santa rosa, california, in 1945, where he lived for six years until his father, a carpenter and former wwii bomber pilot, was recalled to. See all books authored by jim dodge, including fup, and stone junction. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Jim dodge has reached the pinnacle of his writing powers in this his third novel. Gass, robert coover, david foster wallace and his introduction to jim dodge s stone junction like being at a nonstop party in celebration of everything that matters likewise served to acquaint me with another author whose work struck a deep chord. Annalee pearce is a pregnant 16yearold who has been. Dodge was born in 1945 and grew up as an air force brat. He has published three novels, fup, not fade away and stone junction and a collection of poetry and prose, rain on the river. We can go out through the gates and visit other places in the world though most people dont choose to do so.
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