Accordion Crimes

E. Annie Proulx'sAccordion Crimesis 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 makeAccordion Crimesa stunning novel, exhilarating in its scope and originality.

E. Annie Proulx won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for The Shipping News, as well as the Irish Times International Fiction Prize. She is also the author of Postcards, her first novel and winner of a PEN/Faulkner Award, and a collection of short stories, Heart Songs and Other Stories. She lives in Wyoming.