From the time of its first publication in 1960, Conrad Richter's The Waters of Kronos sparked lively debate about the extent to which its story of a belated return to childhood scenes mirrored key events of Richter's own life. As was well known at the time, Richter had spent several years in the Southwest, where he collected the material for his first successful book, Early Americans and Other Stories, but by 1933, he had returned to live in his hometown, Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. John Donner, the main protagonist in The Waters of Kronos, traces a similar route from west to east, although he finds that his family home and native town have been submerged under the deep waters of a lake formed by the construction of a hydroelectric dam. As Richter narrates his alter ego's efforts to salvage his past, he moves beyond "semi-autobiography" to offer what are widely recognized as his most haunting reflections upon the power of family history, the fragility of human memory, and art's role in structuring the communal ethos.
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Hardback Editions
1966 : Hardback
| Title: The Waters of Kronos. Author(s): Conrad. Richter Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Availability: Amazon More details... |
June 1960 : Hardback
| Title: The Waters of Kronos Author(s): Conrad Richter ISBN: 9997557425 / 9789997557421 Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
February 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Waters of Kronos Author(s): Conrad Richter ISBN: 0-271-02240-X / 978-0-271-02240-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1961 : Paperback
| Title: The Waters of Kronos Author(s): Conrad Richter Publisher: Bantam Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1960 : Paperback
| Title: THE WATERS OF KRONOS Author(s): Conrad Richter Publisher: University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1960 (c.) Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
1960 : Unknown
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1960 : Unknown
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