Description
All Enno Duden ever wanted was a farm of his own.
Anchored in the vinegary dust-scape of contemporary high-desert Oregon, Ounce of Man is a satirical western-romance novel, an epic adventure tale, a looped ordinal, laced through with intrigue, authority on the wane, humor in the trenches and caramelized sadness.
“As we read, the book’s references arrive like busy travels to the great central hub that is the work. Here the swirls of perception and passing quotes conjure a sense that Duden’s and Ahnah’s lives are a kind of crossroads. Here we watch the noisy arrival of an evolving past that converges, then sorts itself in passage toward the future, like a grand old train terminal or airport before the need for endless security– all a twitter with its myriad nesting threats and promises. The reading becomes a rich enactment of our dilemmas, where we feel the freight of emotions that bear us on a current through compelling moments of our lives with fresh clarity and strength.” — Paul Hunter
Ounce of Man joins The Glass Horse, Brown Dwarf and Roots in a Lovely Filth as the fourth novel of the Duden Chronicles.
