Often called the dean of writers about the American West, Ivan Doig is the author of such national bestsellers as The Whistling Season and The Bartender's Tale. His work has been translated into Spanish, Japanese, German, and Finnish, and his honors include seven regional booksellers awards, the Evans Biography Prize, and the Wallace Stegner Award, among others. He lives in Seattle.
"A genuinely sweet book by a writer who is generous to his
characters and readers alike...start to finish Morrie proves a
character in the best sense of the word...He's awfully good
company...a character with whom it's a pleasure to pass the time no
matter the scenery."
-Missoula Independent
"Entertaining for its rich historical take on the town of
Butte...and for its evocative descriptions."
-Bookpage E-Newsletter
"A classic tale from the heyday of American capitalism by the king
of the Western novel."
-The Daily Beast (Hot Reads)
"As enjoyable and subtly thought-provoking a piece of fiction as
you're likely to pick up this summer. It's a book that can be
appreciated just for the quality of the prose and the author's
adherence to the sturdy conventions of old- fashioned narrative or
for Doig's sly gloss on Western genre fiction and unforced
evocation of our current condition - or, better yet, for all those
things...One of this novel's pleasures is the rich cast of
secondary characters Doig effortlessly sketches into his
narrative...a pleasure to read."
-The Los Angeles Times
"Relax and allow yourself to be re-absorbed into a way of life that
is, day by day, being lost to strip malls and strip mining...As in
his previous novels, Doig excels at his descriptions of both
characters and the land. ..It's hard to keep a smile off your face
as you're working your way through this book. Nostalgia has found a
happy home here."
-New West (starred review)
"If you were looking for a novel that best expresses the American
spirit, you'd have to ride past a lot of fence posts before finding
anything as worthy as Work Song.
-Chicago Tribune
"Not one stictch unravels in this intricately threaded narrative
... infectious."
-The New York Times Book Review
"Readers who fell in love with Morrie Morgan in The Whistling
Season will welcome him back to Montana in Ivan Doig's latest
adventure. The pages turn quickly ... Doig's love of language -
more specifically, storytelling - is apparent throughout. ...
Richly imagined and beautifully paced."
-Associated Press
"With deft strokes of storytelling, Doig paints a vivid scene. [He]
introduces ... the most unforgettable librarian in all of American
fiction [among] a reach of characters worthy of Dostoevsky. ...
Doig has delivered another compelling tale about America, epic as
an Old West saga but as fresh and contemporary as the news."
-The Seattle Times
"Another insightful, highly readable look at the landscape of the
land and the soul...[Doig's] masterful hand takes readers
skillfully into the past with a human story that echoes today ... a
true treasure."
-The Billings Gazette
"Magical ... you'll be enjoying every bit of [Doig's] breathtaking
storytelling prowess."
-Bookpage.com
"More atmospheric, pleasingly old-fashioned storytelling from
Doig...whose ear for the way people spoke and thought in times gone
by is as faultless as ever."
-Kirkus Reviews
"The most tumultous, quirky, and fascinating city in the American
West of the last century has finally found a storyteller equal to
its stories. ... Ivan Doig brings to life the core of humanity, and
a hell of cast, amidst the shadows and sorrows of Butte, Montana --
a city that could say it never slept well before New York made a
similar claim."
-Tim Egan, author of The Last Hard Time and The Big Burn
"Butte is by far the most colorful town in Montana, a kaleidoscope
of culture, commerce and copper mines, the perfect palette for an
artist like Ivan Doig. Work Song doesn't just hum along-its rich
authenticity echoes and resonates."
-Jamie Ford, author of The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
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