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| Author | Paul Harding |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Bellevue Literary Press |
Publication date | January 1, 2009 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover), e-book |
| Pages | 191 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-1934137192 (hardcover) |
Tinkers is a 2009 first novel by American author Paul Harding. The novel tells the stories of George Washington Crosby, an elderly clock repairman, and of his father, Howard. On his deathbed, George remembers his father, who was a tinker selling household goods from a donkey-drawn cart and who struggled with epilepsy.[1] The novel was published by Bellevue Literary Press, a sister organization of the Bellevue Literary Review.
Tinkers won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, among other awards and honors.[2] The Pulitzer board called the novel "a powerful celebration of life in which a New England father and son, through suffering and joy, transcend their imprisoning lives and offer new ways of perceiving the world and mortality."[2]
- ^ Tinkers at Bellevue Literary Press
- ^ a b Pulitzer Prize Fiction 2010, Pulitzer.org