share. The writing was technically excellent - beautiful and vividly described, but something was just a bit off, and the overall experience for me was unsatisfying. The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Light in the Forest and The Awakening Land… A man searching for home comforts as he approaches death. The waters of Kronos. The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Light in the Forest and The Awakening Land plumbs his … Of course no one in the tight- knit community recognizes the old man, so he is treated as an outsider....meanwhile he seems to be trying to. “An enchanted book. Makes me want to read more by Richter. This short book should have been a very quick read, but I had to push myself to return to it and keep reading. Inspired by the author's personal history, The Waters of Kronos is considered by many to be Conrad Richter's masterpiece. Danielle Evans was just 26 when she released her short story collection Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self in 2010, a multi-award-winning... From the time of its first publication in 1960, Conrad Richter's. And perhaps the most prominent image is the water of the reservoir that covers the town where the traveler (John Donner) grew up. “The Waters of Kronos is an enchanted book. he reminisces and is allowed to see, small, and feel all tha. McCullough has contributed a foreword to this edition of The Waters of Kronos, which established Richter as one of the literary giants of the United States. The Waters of Kronos is a novel by Conrad Richter published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1960, it won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1961. Exquisite language and sense of place. From the time of its first publication in 1960, Conrad Richter's The Waters of Kronos 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. I never felt completely draw in by it. It is wonderfully written, thoughtful and brings great focus to … To each his own... Water of Kronos by Conrad Richter was an interesting book. He comes upon a horse and buggy and soon realizes that the lake is no longer there, and that he has been transported back into the town of his youth. 1961 National Book Award. Refresh and try again. Lyrical, poignant, dreamlike, and beautifully wrought, it is a classic work of twentieth-century American literature. Though Richter won the National Book Award for this book, it failed to capture my fancy. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? EMBED. It may be nasty that I didn't give his National Book Award winner 5 stars, but nothing could be as good as the Awakening Land series. by Penn State University Press. I believe John Donner had the intentions of going back home to die there. You could see the general store, etc. He starts to reflect back his memories and recall his life with his family. The Waters of Kronos is a novel that is a memoir o sorts about a community which was flooded to make way for the DeHart Dam. [1] His novel The Waters of Kronos won the 1961 National Book Award for Fictio, Conrad Michael Richter (October 13, 1890 – October 30, 1968) was an American novelist whose lyrical work is concerned largely with life on the American frontier in various periods. An author with a soul, one who writes with deep emotion and awareness of the human condition. Conrad Richter, The Waters of Kronos.University Park PA: Penn State University Press, 2003. This is an odd, dreamy sort of book about an old man who finds that he has traveled back in time to his childhood town. Though the book is only 176 pages, I felt many times as I made my way through it that it could have been much, much shorter. WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. Lyrical, poignant, dreamlike, and beautifully wrought, it is a classic work of twentieth-century American literature. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! A fairly autobiographical story of Conrad Richter and his personal realizations about himself as a child and the relationships he had with his family. flag. My family homestead, was located near a small country town that was flooded for the creation of a dam. It was well written, and at times quite beautiful, but I found I just couldn't connect with this one. It is wonderfully written, thoughtful and brings great focus to family and community. Touching, gorgeous and real, this award-winning short novel ultimately left me unsatisfied. I read about a third of the book before I couldn't get further. It had a small school picture of a young girl (b&w) in it that had probably been there for decades. This is a kind of time travel, kind of fictional memoir written by a man near the end of his life trying to wrap his arms around what was. In THE WATERS OF KRONOS, he gives a picture of a different kind of past, the story of one manâ s pilgrimage back to the lost times and landmarks of his youth. story about an older man trying to figure out his life. Kind of a time travel (or is it a dream?) At my age, it tugged at my heartstrings as I identified with the character's desire to revisit his past in a real way. 5.0 out of 5 stars The Waters of Kronos portends emotional response to real world environmental and development crises. The reader must decide how to interpret this book. Find items in libraries near you. a social evening could be passed."[3]. “May it never go out of print again”: An old man returns to his now-submerged Pennsylvania hometown in this National Book Award–winning classic ( The Philadelphia Inquirer ). This is not a review. In my opinion he gained peace at the end and was able to die peacefully there with everyone he loved. I believe John Donner had the intentions of going back home to die there. Late in his life, John Donner, the protagonist, tries to return to the town where he grew up but discovers that it is now underwater as a hydro-electric dam has been created. This is a kind of time travel, kind of fictional memoir written by a man near the end of his life trying to wrap his arms around what was. David McCullough, a fellow Pulitzer Prize winner, met and befriended Richter in the 1960s and has called him "an American master," praising The Waters of Kronos as "his most beautiful book." All of the buildings, back then, were wooden, and very old (early 1900's, or even earlier). It's the story of end of life and thinking about the past, rectifying the things you know and remember. Though the public is kept from entering the area, he manages to con his way in and the book - in entirety - is an account - as it were actually happening - of the people and places he knew much earlier in his life. A old man returns to his childhood home to find it no longer exists. Tension builds as Donner longs for his family to know and love him while they show him only distant, courteous hospitality. The ending was somewhat unsatisfying, however. He admits that he couldn't get away fast enough from his father and his childhood home and all that it stood for. Inspired by the author’s personal history, The Waters of Kronos is considered by many to be Conrad Richter’s masterpiece. It had the feel of a semi-autobiographical account of the author confronting some of the demons that haunted him as a child. Paperback. Occasional townspeople would pass on the street, the girls in light summer dresses, and all the time the drift of voices from front porches where families sat with occasional words between them or to those passing and pausing to chat and tell some news, so that by the time one went from Mill to Maple Street By some means he manages to travel back in time (only he's still an old man) and see the town in its heyday as well as all the faces of old, now long since buried. With his old town being under water, and all his loved ones buried there, the only way was to go "back in time" to see eve. No_Favorite. The Waters of Kronos Conrad Richter “The Waters of Kronos is an enchanted book. The Waters of Kronos by Conrad Richter. Pp. Acceptable. He needed and wanted to reunite with his family. It's written as if he. I was a child of about eight, when we visited the vacant town, just prior to flooding. Beautifully written, slow, rich with detail. It was utterly spooky. He was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize for The Town, the last volume in a trilogy about frontier life in Ohio, in 1951. As a reader, I feel conflicted and unsatisfied. He discovers that the town he once knew has been submerged under the Kronos River because of a dam created to supply power for a hydroelectric plant. The Waters of Kronos is a novel by American author Conrad Richter published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1960. This is the story of an old man mysteriously going back to his boyhood town and seeing the people and places as they were when he was a boy. To see what your friends thought of this book, This book truly intrigued me. Readable copy. However, no one recognizes him and he remains very much an outsider. I couldn't get past the messed up scenery. [1], According to Penn State University, "this is the story of John Donner, an aging writer who has driven from the West Coast back to Unionville, Pennsylvania, where he grew up. David McCullough mentioned Richter in a NY Times book review article. He admits that he couldn't get away fast enough from his father and his childhood home and all that it stood for. Richter grew up in Pine Grove, PA and was a well-acclaimed writer in the 50s and 60s. 176, $16.95. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. My experience with Conrad Richter, as with a lot of folks, began with Richter's Awakening Land series. And perhaps the most prominent image is the water of the reservoir that covers the town where the traveler (John Donner) grew up. Search. I knew nothing of this author before noting McCullough's comment. The waters of Kronos Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. “An enchanted book. The waters of Kronos by Conrad Richter, 1960, Knopf edition, in English - [1st ed.] This fictional story of a successful writer returning to his hometown in rural Pennsylvania is full of psychological symbolism. Lyrical, poignant, dreamlike, and beautifully wrought, it is a classic work of twentieth-century American literature. "May it never go out of print again": An old man returns to his now-submerged Pennsylvania hometown in this National Book Award–winning classic (The Philadelphia Inquirer). The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Light in the Forest and The Awakening Land plumbs his … I absolutely loved it and never would have expected it from the same writer! "If the young could only know," he apologized for his uncertainty. he reminisces and is allowed to see, small, and feel all that home used to be and just how much it truly means to him. Beautifully written as are all of Richters books. 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