The great alone

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Title: Great Loneliness in Alaska

Author: Christine Hannah

Translator: Mehrdad Yousefi

Publisher: Rain Rain

Subject: American story

Age category: Adult

Cover: Paperback

Number of pages: 504 p

Language Farsi

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The great alone is a novel by Christian Hannah that was first published in 2018. This book tells the life story of a wounded soldier named Arendt Albright in 1970 who moves his family to Wild Alaska to start a new life. Takes.

Arnett Albright returns home from the Vietnam War after experiencing severe trauma and decides to move his family to Alaska. Thirteen-year-old Lenny, Arendt’s daughter, who is caught between her parents’ tumultuous relationship and ups and downs, has no choice but to accept these new conditions and hopes that this new land will shape a better future for her family.

In a remote corner of Alaska, the Albright family meets a small community of powerful men and even more powerful women. But as winter approaches and the days get shorter, Arendt’s mental state deteriorates and the dangers inside the house become much greater than in the outside world.
In their small hut, Lenny and his mother discover a frightening truth: they are alone and there is no one to help them. This shift is pleasant at first, but when winter comes and Arendt’s mental state worsens, his wife and child are in an uncontrollable situation. Lenny and his mother Cora, who love each other, become cooks and servants because of their bad circumstances.

They are forced to argue not only against natural factors but also because of wrong decisions that they believe stemmed from Arendt’s recovery and return to pre-war character. Lenny gradually grows up and at school falls in love with a boy named Matthew.

The rest of this book tells the story of Lenny. He tries to support their sick father and poor mother. But his father, Arendt,’s jealousy of Matthew’s father turns into hatred and makes the situation more difficult for Lenny, to the point where the story becomes a mess.
Kristin Hannah, like the first character in her story, Lenny, immigrated to Alaska following her father’s decision. He still feels solidarity with that place. The whole story is full of Hannah’s descriptions of Alaska’s breathtaking scenery.

In fact, the wonder of the great lonely novel is Alaska itself. For all its untamedness, its stunning beauty and dangerous glory. All of this creates the perfect setting for a dramatic story that clearly depicts the atmosphere of the 1970s.

Christian Hannah is a famous American author born in 1960 in California. He has won numerous prestigious awards and authored books that have always sold well. He graduated from a law school in Washington, D.C., and worked full-time in Seattle before becoming a writer.

Some comments about the great solitary book:
– A success. (Kirkus Reviews)
An exciting picture of a family in crisis, and a society on the brink of change. (Booklist)
– This story with an epic spirit, tests the will of people to endure adverse conditions. (Real Simple Magazine)
– This novel examines the will of human beings to endure unimaginable problems. (Real Simple magazine)
– Fariba, unreliable … The great lonely novel culminates in a description of Alaska’s thrilling scenery. (Christina Baker)
Readers will appreciate the scrutiny of the story and the unbreakable bond between mother and child. (Sara Guen)
– Hannah remembers a pristine pristine land. Untouched areas before being discovered by cruise ships. (Dr. Miriam Klein)
Hannah portrays the natural beauty and dangers of Alaska and the image of a crisis-ridden family and a society on the verge of change. (Librari Journal)

Great Lonely Book Honors:
– One of the best-selling books of 2018
One of the New York Times bestsellers
– The best historical story of 2018 from the point of view of Goodreads site users
– The best Amazon book in February 2018

In part of the great solitary book we read:
The inside of the church was larger than could be seen from the outside. Slab contraction joints should intersect at the openings for columns. There was no bench there. People filled the space while standing together. A man dressed in white and wearing a fur coat stood in front of him. His face was completely hidden between his mustache and beard.

Almost everyone Lenny had seen in Kanq was there. He saw Large Marge standing between Mrs. Rhodes and Natalie. The whole Harland family was there, clinging to each other. Even the crazy Pat was there with the strength he had in his arms.

But it was the first row that caught his attention. Mr. Walker was standing next to a beautiful girl with blonde hair who Lenny thought could be Alyska. And on that side stood Walker’s relatives, whom Lenny had never seen. Right to them to the right stood one man, Matthew. Genoa’s boyfriend, Calhoun Malus, was carrying a heavy weight by moving his legs. As if he did not know what to do. He was red around his eyes.
Lenny tried to get Matthew’s attention. But the opening and closing of the church doors and the cold and snow inside prevented it. He was standing there with his shoulders bent and his cheeks drooping. Her face was covered in her hair, which seemed to have been sitting there for a week. Lenny followed his family into the empty row and stood behind the Mad Earl family. Earl fashion immediately shook hands with Dad. Lenny stared at Matthew, wanting him to look at Lenny too. He did not know what to say. Maybe he didn’t want to say anything at all and just wanted to hold her hand.

«…. Alaska? Do you want to move furniture again? But we are just here.

“There is nothing there but bears and Eskimos,” said Mamann, frowning. Am I not right?
Dad pulled Mommy’s legs so eagerly that he stumbled and fell on her. Lenny saw the last of his passions, saying, “We need it, Kawar! I need a place where I can breathe again.” Sometimes I feel out of place because of the severity of my depression. That’s where those damn memories will end. We can go back to the days before, before the “name” bothered us so much.

Mom raised her face to Dad. The yellow color of his face contrasted with his black hair and tan. “Come, darling,” said Baba. Imagine…

Lenny saw Mamann slowly changing her adjustment needs and imagining her new character: “Alaska.” Maybe he thought it was some kind of yoga or Buddhism. “It didn’t matter to my mother where or when, all she cared about was Dad …”

About the author The great alone:
Christian Hannah (born September 25, 1960) is an American author. She has won numerous prestigious awards and her books have sold well. Hannah was born in California. He graduated from law school in Washington, D.C., and worked in Seattle before becoming a full-time writer. Christian Hannah lives with her husband and son on Bainbridge Island in Washington.

In Alaska’s Great Loneliness, a broken family seeks to rebuild their lives in Alaska’s wild and isolated wilderness, eventually realizing that unpredictable nature is far less dangerous than complex human character.

It was 1974 when Arendt Albright, a quick-witted man from the Vietnam War, returned home. Take it and start a new life in nature and wilderness there.
Cora does everything for the man she loves, even if it means traveling with her to a land of the unknown. Thirteen-year-old Lenny, trapped in a tumultuous relationship with his parents, has no choice but to Stay with his family, and hope this new land opens up new avenues for them.

In a remote and ruthless corner of Alaska, Albrights find themselves in the midst of a community of strong men and women.
But with the onset of winter and the onset of darkness, Arendt’s fragile state of mind deteriorates. Lenny and his mother realize the bitter truth that they have no one but themselves.

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