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Earl Thompson Books

    Earl Thompson was a leading American writer of naturalist prose. His work, which explored the profound aspects of human nature, earned acclaim with a National Book Award nomination. Thompson's style was characterized by raw honesty and a piercing insight into the psyche of his characters. His untimely death represented a significant loss to American literature, but his three published novels remain a powerful legacy.

    Der Zapfen Streich
    Der Zapfenstreich
    Ein Garten voll Sand
    A Garden of Sand

    • A Garden of Sand

      • 512 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      Destitution, hunger, cruelty, rootlessness-all the odds stand against Jacky, the young boy at the center of this powerful, popular American classic, yet still he prevails. Resourcefully, doggedly, Jacky nurtures his spirit of independence, his capacity to love, and his faith in a nation's dream in a journey that takes him from Wichita to Corpus Christi and from poverty to possibility.

      A Garden of Sand