About the book
Winner of the National Book Award for First Work of Fiction
\"A very good novel indeed, with echoes of Gabriel García Márquez, Katherine Anne Porter, and even Graham Greene.\"--The New York Times
Richard and Sara Everton, just over and just under forty, have come to the small Mexican village of Ibarra to reopen a copper mine abandoned by Richard’s grandfather fifty years before. They have mortgaged, sold, borrowed, left friends and country, to settle in this remote spot; their plan is to live out their lives here, connected to the place and to each other.
The two Americans, the only foreigners in Ibarra, live among people who both respect and misunderstand them. And gradually the villagers--at first enigmas to the Evertons--come to teach them much about life and the relentless tide of fate.
Editions of Stones for Ibarra
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670192038
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140075625
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140112184
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101666852
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Winner of the National Book Award for First Work of Fiction
\"A very good novel indeed, with echoes of Gabriel García Márquez, Katherine Anne Porter, and even Graham Greene.\"--The New York Times
Richard and Sara Everton, just over and just under forty, have come to the small Mexican village of Ibarra to reopen a copper mine abandoned by Richard’s grandfather fifty years before. They have mortgaged, sold, borrowed, left friends and country, to settle in this remote spot; their plan is to live out their lives here, connected to the place and to each other.
The two Americans, the only foreigners in Ibarra, live among people who both respect and misunderstand them. And gradually the villagers--at first enigmas to the Evertons--come to teach them much about life and the relentless tide of fate.
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What is Stones for Ibarra about?
Winner of the National Book Award for First Work of Fiction
\"A very good novel indeed, with echoes of Gabriel García Márquez, Katherine Anne Porter, and even Graham Greene.\"--The New York Times
Richard and Sara Everton, just over and just under forty, have come to the small Mexican village of Ibarra to reopen a copper mine abandoned by Richard’s grandfather fifty years before. They have mortgaged, sold, borrowed, left friends and country, to settle in this remote spot; their plan is to live out their lives here, connected to the place and to each other.
The two Americans, the only foreigners in Ibarra, live among people who both respect and misunderstand them. And gradually the villagers--at first enigmas to the Evertons--come to teach them much about life and the relentless tide of fate.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Stones for Ibarra?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Stones for Ibarra?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780670192038
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Stones for Ibarra?
Harriet Doerr
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Stones for Ibarra is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670192038) and paperback(ISBN 9780140075625) and paperback(ISBN 9780140112184) and ebook(ISBN 9781101666852)
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