The flatness and other landscapes
Subtitle: essays
By: by Michael Martone.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Martone, Michael -- Homes and haunts -- Middle West.; Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Middle West.; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.; Middle West -- Intellectual life.; Middle West -- In literature.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Seen from the air, the seemingly endless spaces that form America's Midwest appear in rectangular variations of brown, green, and ochre, with what Michael Martone calls "the tended look of a train set." In these essays, the flatness of the region becomes the author's canvas for a richly textured, multidimensional exploration of midwestern culture and history.

Martone's memorable accounts of his experiences lead us on a path toward discovery of the stories that build our own sense of place and color our understanding of the world."--BOOK JACKET.