The Tree of Life
HUGH NISSENSON
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Book Description |
Eighteen months of the life of Thomas Keene, a fictitious 19th-century congregational minister, is traced in this journal-like novel. Having suffered a loss of faith, Keene abandons the East for frontier life in the Ohio wilderness. His account is by turns violent, tender, and erotic. Keene is both a witness to history, describing the many ordinary and horrific details of frontier life (including the conflict between white settlers and Indians), and a man searching for personal meaning in a world without God. Like a true frontier journal, the novel includes illustrations attributed to Keene. As a foil to the main character, the historic figure John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, is portrayed as a believer who lives with self-doubt. |
Hugh Nissenson Award Stats |
Major Prize* Nominations |
2 |
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Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* |
1 |
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Pulitzer Prize Wins |
0 |
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Pulitzer Prize Nominations |
0 |
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National Book Critics Circle Award Wins |
0 |
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National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations |
0 |
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National Book Award Wins |
0 |
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National Book Award Nominations |
1 |
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Man Booker Prize Wins |
0 |
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Man Booker Prize Nominations |
0 |
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PEN/Faulkner Award Wins |
0 |
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PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations |
1 |
The Tree of Life · |
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*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award
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