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Author:

Enger, Lin, author.

Title:

American gospel : a novel / Lin Enger.

Publisher:

University of Minnesota Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

251 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

End of the world--Fiction.
Prophecy--Christianity--Fiction.
Prophets--Fiction.
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
Ranches--Minnesota--Fiction.
Communal living--Fiction.
Nineteen seventies--Fiction.
Minnesota--Fiction.
Fin du monde--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Prophétie--Christianisme--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Prophètes--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Pères et fils--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Ranchs--Minnesota--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Communes (Contre-culture)--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Années soixante-dix (Vingtième siècle)--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Minnesota--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Communal living.
End of the world.
Fathers and sons.
Nineteen seventies.
Prophecy--Christianity.
Prophets.
Ranches.
Minnesota.
Apocalyptic fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Religious fiction.
Christian fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Religious fiction.
Historical fiction.

Other Authors:

Enger, Lin, former owner. IaU

Notes:

XCOL copy #1: Materials removed from the Lin Enger Collection (MsC1233). IaU

Summary:

"On a small farm beside a lake in Minnesota's north woods an old man is waiting for the Rapture, which God has told him will happen in two weeks, on August 19, 1974. When word gets out, Last Days Ranch becomes ground zero for The End, drawing zealots, curiosity seekers, and reporters--among them the prophet's son, a skeptical New York writer suddenly caught between his overbearing father and the news story of a lifetime. Into the mix comes Melanie Magnus, a glamorous actress who has old allegiances to both father and son. Meanwhile, Nixon's resignation has transfixed the nation... Lin Enger draws us into these disparate yet inextricably linked lives, each enacting a part in a drama forever being replayed and together moving toward a conclusion that will take all of them--and us--by surprise."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1517912741
9781517912741

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1425898169

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)