Author

Publication

2001-09-18 - Counterpoint

Language

English

Word Count

96,000 words, Guess

Page Count

384 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivejaybercrow00wend
  • ISBN-139781582431604
  • ISBN-101582431604
  • Goodreads57460
  • Better World Books9781582431604
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3552.E75 J39 2000

Description

"Jayber Crow, born in Goforth, Kentucky, orphaned at age ten, began his search as a "pre-ministerial student" at Pigeonville College.". "Eventually, after the flood of 1937, Jayber becomes the barber of the small community of Port William, Kentucky. From behind that barber chair he lives out the questions that drove him from seminary and begins to accept the gifts of community that enclose his answers. The chair gives him a perfect perch from which to listen, to talk, and to see, as life spends itself all around. In this novel full of remarkable characters, he tells his story that becomes the story of his town and its transcendent membership."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

I never put up a barber pole or a sign or even gave my shop a name.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Jayber CrowPaperbackCounterpoint2001-09-18

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