num_pages: 432
description: Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annie Proulx brings the immigrant experience to life in this stunning novel that traces the ownership of a simple green accordion.E. Annie Proulx’s Accordion Crimes is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the eyes of the descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Africans, Irish-Scots, Franco-Canadians and many others, all linked by their successive ownership of a simple green accordion. The music they make is their last link with the past—voice for their fantasies, sorrows and exuberance. Proulx’s prodigious knowledge, unforgettable characters and radiant language make Accordion Crimes a stunning novel, exhilarating in its scope and originality.
language: English
title: Accordion Crimes
titlecomplete: Accordion Crimes
genres: Short Stories, American, Historical Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Novels, Music, Literature, The United States Of America, Fiction
ratings_count: 7379
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Shortlist
publisher: Scribner