Jayber Crow : a novel / by Wendell Berry.
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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Counterpoint, ?2000. Description: 363 pages ; 23 cmISBN: 1582430292; 9781582430294; 1582431604; 9781582431604Subject(s): Port William (Ky. : Imaginary place) -- Fiction | Kentucky -- Fiction | Barbers -- Fiction | Orphans -- Fiction | Psychological fictionLOC classification: PS3552.E75 | J39 2000Review: "Jayber Crow, born in Goforth, Kentucky, orphaned at age ten, began his search as a "pre-ministerial student" at Pigeonville College." "Eventually, after the flood of 1937, Jayber becomes the barber of the small community of Port William, Kentucky. From behind that barber chair he lives out the questions that drove him from seminary and begins to accept the gifts of community that enclose his answers. The chair gives him a perfect perch from which to listen, to talk, and to see, as life spends itself all around. In this novel full of remarkable characters, he tells his story that becomes the story of his town and its transcendent membership."--Jacket.
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Main Collection Books | John Brown University Library | Main | PS3552 .E75 J39 2000 | Available | 39524100416878 | ||
| Main Collection Books | John Brown University Library | Main | PS3552 .E75 J39 2000 2 | 2 | Available | 39524100421555 |
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"The life story of Jayber Crow, barber, of the Port William Membership, as written by himself"--Cover.
"Jayber Crow, born in Goforth, Kentucky, orphaned at age ten, began his search as a "pre-ministerial student" at Pigeonville College." "Eventually, after the flood of 1937, Jayber becomes the barber of the small community of Port William, Kentucky. From behind that barber chair he lives out the questions that drove him from seminary and begins to accept the gifts of community that enclose his answers. The chair gives him a perfect perch from which to listen, to talk, and to see, as life spends itself all around. In this novel full of remarkable characters, he tells his story that becomes the story of his town and its transcendent membership."--Jacket.