Monday, February 25, 2013

TWO BY WOODY GUTHRIE

Woody Guthrie, Bound for Glory (New York: Plume, 1943, 1983) (autobiography).

Woody Guthrie, House of Earth: A Novel, edited and introduced by Douglas Brinkley & Johnny Depp (New York: Harper-Infinitum Nihil, 2013) (From the bookjacket: "Though they are one with the farm and with each other, the land on which Tike and Ella May live and work is not theirs. Due to larger forces beyond their control--including ranching conglomerates and banks--their adobe house remains painfully out of reach." "A story of rural realism and progressive activism..., House of Earth is a searing portrait of hardship and hope set against a ravaged landscape. Combining the moral urgency and narrative drive of John Steinbeck with the erotic frankness D. H Lawrence, here is a powerful tale of America for one of our greatest artist.").