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Nathan Coulter

By: Wendell Berry
Narrated by: Paul Michael
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About this listen

 This, the first title in the Port William series, introduces the rural section of Kentucky with which novelist Wendell Berry has had a lifelong fascination.

When young Nathan loses his grandfather, Berry guides listeners through the process of Nathan's grief, endearing the listener to the simple humanity through which Nathan views the world. Echoing Berry's own strongly held beliefs, Nathan tells us that his grandfather's life "couldn't be divided from the days he'd spent at work in his fields".

Berry has long been compared to Faulkner for his ability to erect entire communities in his fiction, and his heart and soul have always lived in Port William, Kentucky. In this eloquent novel about duty, community, and a sweeping love of the land, Berry gives listeners a classic book that takes them to that storied place.

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Critic reviews

"The Coulter family, like the rest of the people who dwell in this tiny farming community...are caught on the wheel of nature, which is at once blindingly beautiful and unwittingly cruel....The narrative is stunning, the natural scene is beautifully evoked." ( Los Angeles Times)
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As a fan of Wendell Barry’s non-fiction and poetry, I enjoyed reading Nathan Coulter. The tone was was a bit more melancholy than I expected. It was interesting to pick up on themes from his nonfiction, and to get to spend a little time in an imagined real life setting.

First foray into Berry’s fiction

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