William Haywood Henderson
Author of Native: A Novel
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- Henderson, William Haywood
- Gender
- male
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- Syracuse, New York, USA
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley
Brown University
Stanford University
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- 3.7
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- 9
The Rest of the Earth is a beautiful story, made even more so in the telling. The descriptive prose brings into play all the senses, we not only see the land through which Walker travels, we sense it, smell it, fell it, hear it and even taste it. The characters come alive, and even though the dialogue is sparse it is yet thoroughly convincing.
This is a book not to be rushed through but one to savour, to enjoy the detailed richness of the writing, the evocation of a time of adventure and discovery; a story which does not need the addition of thrills or drama beyond that which is inherent.… (more)