The united states soldiers and airmens home national cemetery, the lesserknown. Old new york, the jazz age, and the birth of broadway by jerome charyn. Roosevelt and lincoln novels by jerome charyn home facebook. This unforgettable portrait of abraham lincoln and the civil war effortlessly mixes humor with shakespeareanlike tragedy to create an achingly human portrait of the sixteenth president. Roosevelt and lincoln novels by jerome charyn home. Charyn has written numerous works over his career, including short stories, plays, histories and at least 30 novels. Theres a world of new ideas in every books newsletter. Feb 14, 2010 using biblically cadenced prose, cornpone nineteenthcentury humor, and lincoln s own letters and speeches, jerome charyn concocts a profoundly moral but troubled commander in chief, whose relationship with his ophelialike wife and sonsrobert, willie, and tadis explored with penetrating psychological insight, utmost compassion, and the. Narrated in lincolns own voice, the tragicomic i am abraham promises to be the masterwork of jerome charyns remarkable career.
Now, jerome charyn has written a novel that presumes to be told in lincolns voice, a kind of fictional autobiography with a mix of old testament, abrahamic prose, pigslop humor, and glimpses of. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet and ios and android devices. A novel of lincoln and the civil war and bitter bronx. Feb 15, 2014 nor from jerome charyn, who begins his authors note. Lenore riegel theatrical producer, attorney and publicist.
A novel of lincoln and the civil war by jerome charyn. This unforgettable portrait of abraham lincoln and the civil war effortlessly mixes. I am abraham is an interior monologue, with lincoln surveying his own life. Reading this, i honestly believe that the actual spirit of abraham lincoln took possessionof charyn, and through the authors hand, wrote his own personal, intimate autobiography. Charyn has managed to craft a fictional autobiography that rings emotionally true. Jerome charyn channels lincoln in a memoir imagined to have been written by americas 16th president. Like abraham lincoln, jerome charyn is also a prose poet and has described a period of history that would have been surrealistic to modern people, at best. Lincoln is presented here literally warts and all, from his roughandtumble upbringing to his early career as a lawyer and illinois state legislator to the burden of being president.
Pw talks with jerome charyn advertisement more from pw. Jerome charyn channels lincoln in a memoir imagined to have. A novel of lincoln and the civil war 1631490028 book cover. I am abraham a novel of lincoln and the civil war jerome charyn. The language of this novel folds together lincoln s rough, honest language, the bible, aesop s fables, historical accounts of the civil war, and contemporary descriptions of lincoln s family, allies, and political foes. Jerome charyn conjures a lincoln of heart and soul in his historical novel i am abraham updated jan 12, 2019. Reading this, i honestly believe that the actual spirit of abraham lincoln took possessionof charyn, and through the author s hand, wrote his own personal, intimate autobiography.
Roosevelt and lincoln novels by jerome charyn posts. Jerome charyn is the author of more than fifty works of fiction and nonfiction. Harvard book store is pleased to welcome awardwinning writer jerome charyn for a reading of his newest novel, i am abraham since publishing his first novel in 1964, jerome charyn has established himself as one of the most inventive and prolific literary chroniclers of the american landscape. Jerome charyns daring and memorable the new yorker historical novel renders the inner life of our sixteenth president like never before. Meeting lincoln through jerome charyns i am abraham. Narrated in lincoln s own voice, the tragicomic i am abraham promises to be the masterwork of jerome charyns remarkable career since publishing his first novel in 1964, jerome charyn has established himself as one of the most inventive and prolific literary chroniclers of the american landscape. Feb 23, 2014 jerome charyn takes the approach of fiction. Charyns recent novels have fictionalized the lives of emily dickinson, abraham lincoln and jerzy kosinski. A novel of lincoln and the civil war audiobook by jerome charyn with a 30 day free trial.
Jerome charyn s daring and memorable historical novel renders the inner life of our sixteenth. This unforgettable portrait of abraham lincoln and the civil war effortlessly mixes humor. Jan 25, 2016 jerome charyn is the author, most recently, of i am abraham. Memorial day lincoln s cottage has given us this video which serves as a lovely memorial to all the lost soldiers. This unforgettable portrait of abraham lincoln and the civil war effortlessly mixes humor with shakespeareanlike tragedy to create an achingly human portrait of the 16th president. Jerome charyn conducts an orchestra of historical figures and fictional extras centered on a profoundly moral but troubled commander in chief whose relationship with his ophelialike wife and his sons is explored. Charyn, lauded by the new yorker for skillfully breathing life into historical icons has published a number of recent, popular novels fictionalizing the lives of teddy roosevelt, jerzy kosinski, abraham lincoln, and emily dickinson, but it was j. Jerome charyn is the author of, most recently, a loaded gun. Earn money by sharing your favorite books through our affiliate program. Narrated in lincoln s own voice, the tragicomic i am abraham promises to be the masterwork of jerome charyn s remarkable career. The novel is told entirely in lincolns voice, that strange mix of the vernacular and. Since publishing his first novel in 1964, jeromecharyn has established himself as one of the most inventive and prolificliterary chroniclers of the american landscape. Countless books and films have been made about abraham lincoln, but not many have been told in his voice.
Blurb narrated in lincoln s own voice, the tragicomic i am abraham. Jerome charyn s latest novel, a sort of fictional autobiography, does just that. Narrated in lincoln s own voice, the tragicomic i am abraham promises to be the masterwork of jerome charyns remarkable career. Jan 15, 2015 hope everyone has gotten their copy of i am abraham. I am always interested in how a book gets its title. The language of this novel folds together lincoln s rough, honest language, the bible, aesops fables, historical accounts of the civil war, and contemporary descriptions of lincoln s family, allies, and political foes. Jul 12, 2017 from cicero to hick, president lincoln has many voices in jerome charyns novelization of americas greatest leaderand he also has sex. A version of this article appeared in the 01062014 issue of publishers weekly under the headline.
A novel of lincoln and the civil war, charyn, jerome, good conditi 9780871404275 ebay title. For an often garrulous man, he was notoriously tightlipped. A novel of lincoln and the civil war 9781629232706. Feb 12, 2014 lincoln was the man who led us through the civil war, who pushed back against slavery, and did so with integrity. Storytime with brad meltzer i am abraham lincoln new readalongi. Mar 04, 2020 in time for the 205th birthday of abraham lincoln comes the latest work from the prolific author, jerome charyn, a novel titled i am abraham. Thank you, edie of cakesnshapes, for creating these amazing gifts. With nearly 50 published works over a 50year span, charyn has a longstanding reputation as an inventive and prolific chronicler of real and imagined american life, writing in multiple genres. Books have taken over where numerous cat scratch posts have yet to stake th.
From cicero to hick, president lincoln has many voices in jerome charyns novelization of americas greatest leaderand he also has sex. For christmas, we made bookjacket cover cookies to the publisher of jerome charyn s next novel, i am abraham. A novel of lincoln and the civil war 9780871404275. Narrated in lincoln s own voice, the tragicomic promises to be the masterwork of jerome charyn s. Emily dickinson for the 21st century, bitter bronx. Jerome charyn books list of books by author jerome charyn. Historical fiction, lincoln historical fictionttt lincolnttt narrated in lincoln s own voice, the tragicomic i am abraham promises to be the masterwork of jerome charyns remarkable career. Jerome charyn, author of the perilous adventures of the cowboy.
Since publishing his first novel in 1964, jerome charyn has establishe. A novel of lincoln and the civil war by jerome charyn online at alibris. A novel of lincoln and the civil war by charyn, jerome 2015 paperback jerome charyn on. Now almost 77 years old, he continues to publish a book a year, give or take a day or. Jerome charyn s i am abraham astonishes his readers with scene after scene of memorable power. Narrated boldly in the first person, i am abraham effortlessly mixes humor with shakespeareanlike tragedy, in the process creating an achingly human portrait of our sixteenth president. Roosevelt and lincoln novels by jerome charyn facebook. Charyns novel follows the course of known events from 1831, when lincoln. I have not read bill oreillys book about lincoln, but i have seen the film. Spring 2014 abraham lincoln bicentennial foundation.
I am abraham by jerome charyn in i am abraham, charyn returns with an unforgettable portrait of lincoln and the civil war. Audacious as ever, jerome charyn now casts his novelists gimlet eye on sadsouled abraham lincoln, a man of many parts, who controls events and people wife, sons, a splintering nation even though they often are, as they must be, beyond his compassion or power. One needs to experience the story, so i will give you the authors words and hope that you feel the powerful scenes, see the anguish of lincoln, and. See all books authored by jerome charyn, including the perilous adventures of. Here in i am abraham, charyn returns with an unforgettable portrait of lincoln and the civil war. Narrated in lincoln sown voice, the tragicomic i am abraham promises to be themasterwork of jerome charyns remarkable career. A novel of lincoln and the civil war by charyn, jerome 2015 paperback. I also saw that lincoln film that came out last year.
Jerome charyn conjures a lincoln of heart and soul in his. I love to bring books to readers and readers to books. For this i give him credit as those are big shoes to fill. A novel of lincoln and the civil war 9781629232751. And im going to try to do the same for abraham lincoln. Even if lincoln hadnt been murdered, he would never have written such a book. Since publishing his first novel in 1964, jerome charyn has established himself as one of the most inventive and prolific literary chroniclers of the american landscape. Jerome charyn writes i am lincoln from an amazing perspective. A novel of lincoln and the civil war on apple books. The language of this novel folds together lincoln s rough, honest language, the bible, aesops fables, historical accounts of the civil war, and contemporary descriptions of lincoln.
Not until he discovered a book exploring lincoln s bouts of depression that revealed a new and complex lincoln to. Roosevelt and lincoln novels by jerome charyn november 27, 2020 in the midst of a horrific civil war, while living at the cottage, lincoln asked fellow americans to take time from the cares of the day to reflect on their blessings and named a day of thanksgiving and praise. Jerome charyn born may, 1937 is an american author. Feb 03, 2014 tracing the historic arc of lincolns life from his picaresque days as a gangly young lawyer in sangamon county, illinois, through his improbable marriage to kentucky belle mary todd, to his 1865. A novel of lincoln and the civil war, and the secret life of emily dickinson.
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