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This House of Sky : Landscapes of a Western Mind by Doig, Ivan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This haunting, magnificently written memoir introduced an important American writer. Now, in its Fifteenth Anniversary Edition, Ivan Doig's preface provides stirring details of the making of this memorable book. Ivan Doig grew up in the rugged, elemental Montana wilderness with his father, Charlie, and his grandmother, Bessie Ringer. His life was formed among the sheepherders and characters of small-town saloons and valley ranches as he wandered beside his restless father. Doig's prose resonates as much with the harshness and beauty of the Montana landscape as it does with those moments in memory that determine our lives. What Doig deciphers from his past with piercing clarity is a raw sense not only of the land and how it shapes us but also of the ties to our mothers and fathers, to all those who love and loved us, to those who formed our values in our search of intimacy, independence, love, and family. This powerfully told story is at once especially American and quietly universal in its capacity to awaken a longing for an irretrievable past.

Who reads This House of Sky : Landscapes of a Western Mind?

Author

Doig, Ivan

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780151900558

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Memoir, Science, Fiction

Rating

4.23 / 5 (3,945 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14