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Tooth of the Covenant (The American Novels) (edición 2021)

por Norman Lock (Autor)

Series: American Novels (8)

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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML: Nathaniel Hawthorne pens a new tale to exact revenge on his ancestor, a notorious judge of the Salem witch trials Best known for his novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne was burdened by familial shame, which began with his great-great-grandfather John Hathorne, the infamously unrepentant Salem witch trial judge. In this, the eighth stand-alone book in The American Novels series, we witness Hawthorne writing a tale entitled Tooth of the Covenant, in which he sends his fictional surrogate, Isaac Page, back to the year 1692 to save Bridget Bishop, the first person executed for witchcraft, and rescue the other victims from execution. But when Page puts on Hathorne's spectacles, his worldview is transformed and he loses his resolve. As he battles his conscience, he finds that it is his own life hanging in the balance. An ingenious and profound investigation into the very notion of universal truth and morality, Tooth of the Covenant probes storytelling's depths to raise history's dead and assuage the persistent ghost of guilt. .… (más)

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Miembro:	Beammey
Título:	Tooth of the Covenant (The American Novels)
Autores:	Norman Lock (Autor)
Información:	Bellevue Literary Press (2021), 288 pages
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I requested this novel from the Early Reviewers list when it was available but in those covid times my mail was frequently going astray...and I ended up buying the novel instead. I'm so glad I did! Bellevue Literary Press has never disappointed me. This novel occupies a very short shelf of beloved books that live in the interstitial spaces of an old familiar book and a contemporary fizzy re-look--the sentences and shapes of this novel recall Nathanial Hawthorne's prose style without ever letting the satire become self-serving or overly critical of the source material. It's hard to describe the effect. It's best you read it for yourself. Other beloved books that play in this same territory are Pym by Mat Johnson, and Bob Stevenson by Richard Wiley (also published by Bellevue Literary Press!) (

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poingu | Dec 20, 2022 |

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This work of fiction is part of a sub genre of retelling American classics. It is extremely difficult to be original when your story is based on another person's work. Norman Lock manages to pull it off. I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. The book has some mistakes because it is not the final draft/ edit. The version I read could stand to be a little more fleshed out. Most books I review would benefit from a good editor trimming the fat. This book needed a little more added to it. This is a three star read but really deserves the fourth star for creativity and originality in a challenging genre. I'd be very interested in reading more from this author. I would love to see a collection of wholly original short stories. (

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Calactress | Oct 4, 2022 |

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Look, does this book not sound amazing? Hawthorne? The Salem Witch Trials? Where could it go wrong?! This book had be on the edge of my seat. The pacing was good, the characters were brilliant and the storyline was well researched. I will be looking into other books by this author.

I would recommend it. (

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Beammey | Sep 21, 2022 |

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I was excited to read this. I love "The Scarlet Letter" and "Twice-Told Tales." I was eager to read a fantasy involving Hawthorne going back in time, but was terribly disappointed. Sadly, I did not finish.

It is possible that COVID brain fog gave me trouble. Books that require more attention just get lost for me. (

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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:

Nathaniel Hawthorne pens a new tale to exact revenge on his ancestor, a notorious judge of the Salem witch trials

Best known for his novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne was burdened by familial shame, which began with his great-great-grandfather John Hathorne, the infamously unrepentant Salem witch trial judge. In this, the eighth stand-alone book in The American Novels series, we witness Hawthorne writing a tale entitled Tooth of the Covenant, in which he sends his fictional surrogate, Isaac Page, back to the year 1692 to save Bridget Bishop, the first person executed for witchcraft, and rescue the other victims from execution. But when Page puts on Hathorne's spectacles, his worldview is transformed and he loses his resolve. As he battles his conscience, he finds that it is his own life hanging in the balance.

An ingenious and profound investigation into the very notion of universal truth and morality, Tooth of the Covenant probes storytelling's depths to raise history's dead and assuage the persistent ghost of guilt.

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