{"title":"Paul Metcalf","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our Paul Metcalf collection, featuring the works of an author celebrated for his innovative prose and profound exploration of history and identity. Paul Metcalf, a visionary American writer, graced the literary world with his unique ability to blend fiction with documentary material, crafting narratives that feel both grounded and expansive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMany readers are drawn to Metcalf's most acclaimed work, \u003cem\u003eGenoa\u003c\/em\u003e. This novel exemplifies his signature style, weaving a rich tapestry of themes, including exploration, discovery, and the complexities of human experience. Metcalf's narratives often challenge and reward readers with their intricate layers and depth, taking them on a journey through time and thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMetcalf's writing is categorised under General Fiction, yet his work transcends traditional boundaries, offering profound reflections that resonate with a diverse audience. His stories entice those who appreciate a blend of historical context and imaginative storytelling, making each book a compelling read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDive into our selection of Paul Metcalf's books and experience literature that pushes the boundaries of conventional storytelling, inviting you to explore the world through a fresh, introspective lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"genoa-by-paul-metcalf-9781566893923","title":"Genoa","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGenoa\u003c\/i\u003e invites us to pass our minds down a new but ancient track, to become, ourselves, both fact and fiction, and to discover something true about the geography of time. -William Gass, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGenoa\u003c\/i\u003e is a spectacular confrontation with Melville's work, the journals of Columbus, and molecular biology—all folded into a hallucinatory narrative about two brothers and their different paths through the American century. -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMuch like his great-grandfather, Herman Melville, Paul Metcalf brings an extraordinary diversity of materials into the complex patterns of analogy and metaphor, to affect a common term altogether brilliant in its imagination. -Robert Creeley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA unique work of historical and literary imagination, eloquent and powerful. I know of nothing like it. -Howard Zinn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1965, \u003ci\u003eGenoa\u003c\/i\u003e is Paul Metcalf's purging of the burden of his relationship to his great-grandfather Herman Melville. In his signature polyphonic style, a storm-tossed Indiana attic becomes the site of a reckoning with the life of Melville; with Columbus, and his myth; and between two brothers—one, an MD who refuses to practice; the other, an executed murderer. \u003ci\u003eGenoa\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph, a novel without peer, that vibrates and sings a quintessentially American song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Metcalf\u003c\/b\u003e (191799) was an American writer and the great-grandson of Herman Melville. His three-volume \u003ci\u003eCollected Works\u003c\/i\u003e were published by Coffee House Press in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711627809004,"sku":"9781566893923","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24245683482745.jpg?v=1754234418"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/paul-metcalf.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}