The Door-Man
Peter Wheelwright
In 1917, during the construction of a large reservoir in the Catskill hamlet of Gilboa, New York, a young paleontologist named Winifred Goldring (1888-1971), identified fossils from an ancient forest flooded millions of years ago when the earth's botanical explosion of oxygen opened a path for the evolution of humankind. However, the reservoir water was needed for NYC, and the fossils were flooded once again, along with the doomed town.
A mix of fact and fiction, The Door-Man follows three generations of interwoven families who share a deep wound from Gilboa's last days. The story is told by Winifred's grandson, a disaffected NYC doorman working near the Central Park Reservoir during its decommissioning in 1993.
The brief and provisional nature of one's life on earth – and the nested histories of the places, people and events that give it meaning – engender a reckoning with Deep Time within the tangled roots and fragile bonds of family.
A mix of fact and fiction, The Door-Man follows three generations of interwoven families who share a deep wound from Gilboa's last days. The story is told by Winifred's grandson, a disaffected NYC doorman working near the Central Park Reservoir during its decommissioning in 1993.
The brief and provisional nature of one's life on earth – and the nested histories of the places, people and events that give it meaning – engender a reckoning with Deep Time within the tangled roots and fragile bonds of family.
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Tahun:
2022
Penerbit:
Fomite
Bahasa:
english
Halaman:
390
ISBN 10:
1953236480
ISBN 13:
9781953236487
ISBN:
B09MNMJD18
Fail:
AZW3 , 894 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2022
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