An expatriate Englishman has a weekend of self-discovery in Manitoba: he falls in love, and realizes that he must become less introspective. The protagonist, Geoff Tavistock, visits a small town in rural Manitoba in 1907. Tavistock believes he is on a divinely inspired mission - to reconcile man with God once and for all.[1]
Receptionedit
Sales of the initial publication in 1936 were slow and Brooker acknowledged that by the time his book was awarded the Governor General's Award, only eight copies had been sold.[2]
Think of the Earth has been portrayed as an example of ressentiment, a retelling of Crime and Punishment set as a historical novel of the Canadian Prairies in which a Nietzschean superman dreams of bringing his transvalued sense of justice to a primitive rural society.[3]
Literary critic John Moss characterized the book as being about a visionary experience but the book was not a visionary experience in itself. Moss called the prose awkward and the mood sombre. The protagonist Tavistock is portrayed as an eccentric without any trace of irony, an improbable messiah. Brooker's primary role as an abstract artist did not translate well to the medium of writing.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abMoss, John (1987). A Reader's Guide to the Canadian Novel (2 ed.). Toronto, Ontario: Mclelland and Stewart.
^Doherty, Mike (October 27, 2016). "Taking stock: The Governor General's Literary Awards at 80". Toronto Star.
^Willmott, Glenn (2001). "Canadian Ressentiment". New Literary History. 32 (1). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 133–156.
think, earth, 1936, novel, canadian, novelist, bertram, brooker, book, governor, general, award, fiction, 1936, authorbertram, brookercountrycanadalanguageenglishgenrefictionpublishernelson, sonspublication, date1936pages288, contents, synopsis, reception, ref. Think of the Earth is a 1936 novel by the Canadian novelist Bertram Brooker The book won the Governor General s Award for fiction in 1936 Think of the EarthAuthorBertram BrookerCountryCanadaLanguageEnglishGenreFictionPublisherNelson amp SonsPublication date1936Pages288 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksSynopsis editAn expatriate Englishman has a weekend of self discovery in Manitoba he falls in love and realizes that he must become less introspective The protagonist Geoff Tavistock visits a small town in rural Manitoba in 1907 Tavistock believes he is on a divinely inspired mission to reconcile man with God once and for all 1 Reception editSales of the initial publication in 1936 were slow and Brooker acknowledged that by the time his book was awarded the Governor General s Award only eight copies had been sold 2 Think of the Earth has been portrayed as an example of ressentiment a retelling of Crime and Punishment set as a historical novel of the Canadian Prairies in which a Nietzschean superman dreams of bringing his transvalued sense of justice to a primitive rural society 3 Literary critic John Moss characterized the book as being about a visionary experience but the book was not a visionary experience in itself Moss called the prose awkward and the mood sombre The protagonist Tavistock is portrayed as an eccentric without any trace of irony an improbable messiah Brooker s primary role as an abstract artist did not translate well to the medium of writing 1 References edit a b Moss John 1987 A Reader s Guide to the Canadian Novel 2 ed Toronto Ontario Mclelland and Stewart Doherty Mike October 27 2016 Taking stock The Governor General s Literary Awards at 80 Toronto Star Willmott Glenn 2001 Canadian Ressentiment New Literary History 32 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 133 156 External links editThink of the Earth at Faded Page Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Think of the Earth amp oldid 1123617255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
