{"product_id":"fruits-of-the-earth-paperback-by-frederick-philip-grove-afterword-by-rudy-wiebe-afterword-by-rudy-wiebe","title":"Fruits of the Earth Paperback by Frederick Philip Grove, Afterword by Rudy Wiebe Afterword by Rudy Wiebe","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eNew Canadian Library\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2008-01-29)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e408\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780771036453\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e328.86\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.71 x 5.19 x 1.1\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1933,\u003ci\u003e Fruits of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e has come to be regarded as a landmark in Canadian fiction, an unparalleled depiction of the ordeals endured by the early pioneers of the western prairies. In his portrait of Abe Spalding, Frederick Philip Grove captures the essence of the pioneering spirit: its single-minded strength, its nobility, and ultimately, its tragedy. A novel of broad scope and perception, \u003ci\u003eFruits of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e displays a dignity and stature rare in contemporary works of fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick Philip Grove\u003c\/b\u003e was born Felix Paul Grove at Radomno in West Prussia (now a part of Poland) in 1879. Raised in Hamburg and educated at the University of Bonn and later at the University of Munich, he began his career as a poet and translator into German of many English and French writers, including Balzac, Flaubert, Gide, Swift, and Wilde. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eFanny Essler\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 1905; his second, \u003ci\u003eMaurermeister Ihle’s Haus\u003c\/i\u003e (Mastermason Ihle’s House), in the following year. He left Germany in 1909 for the United States. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1912, under the new name of Frederick Philip Grove, he began teaching school in Manitoba, and continued in that profession until 1924. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrove’s first book in English, \u003ci\u003eOver Prairie Trails\u003c\/i\u003e, is a sequence of seven sketches of his weekly trips through the Manitoba countryside. His first novel in English, \u003ci\u003eSettlers of the Marsh\u003c\/i\u003e, establishes the essentially tragic pattern of his fiction, the heroic pioneers who seek domestic and material happiness but seldom realize their goals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrove’s autobiography, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Myself\u003c\/i\u003e, begins with a fictitious account of his early life in Europe and moves on to a largely accurate presentation of his life in Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1929 Grove left Manitoba to accept a job with a publishing firm in Ottawa. In 1931 he settled on a farm near Simcoe, Ontario, where he spent the final years of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrederick Philip Grove died in Simcoe, Ontario, in 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45353087008929,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780771036453","price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780771036453.jpg?v=1762960769","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/fruits-of-the-earth-paperback-by-frederick-philip-grove-afterword-by-rudy-wiebe-afterword-by-rudy-wiebe","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}