Plains Song for Female Voices

By Wright Morris

Book Overview

Wright Morris was awarded the National Book Award for this 1980 novel. Library Journal said it "is at once a song of the Plains and plainsong melody which illuminates the beauty and complexity of human life." The plot follows the female members of a family living in Nebraska from the late 1800s to modern times. It remains rich in sensory detail, controlled in style, and powerful in impact.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879238356
• ISBN13: 9780879238353
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: David R. Godine
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.2" x 0.7" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

There goes another one.

A fine novel, a masterpiece of concision, considering the breadth of the story. What saddens me is that there are no other Morris novels in print. This one is no better or worse than any of his other wonderful novels, but evidently rates publication because it has the word "female" in the title. His best novel, The Field of Vision, also won the National Book award.