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Review: A new book on rural America avoids the clichés. Why that's only mostly a good thing

Por: Los Angeles Times Entertainment November 02, 2022

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Once upon a time, American writers headed to the wilderness to commune with the oneness of things: Henry David Thoreau’s Walden Pond, Edward Abbey’s Arches National Park, Annie Dillard’s Tinker Creek. Now they go to the sticks to sort out our divisions. In “Heartland,” Sarah Smarsh explored American poverty through the lens of her upbringing in rural Kansas. In “Nomadland,” Jessica Bruder showed how national parks and rural towns... + full article



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