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Philipp meyer grew up in a working class neighborhood in baltimore, where he dropped out of high school and got a ged. The writer hunted deer with a bow and arrows and drank buffalo blood to research his new book the son. Part epic of texas, part classic comingofage story, part unflinching. May 28, 20 soon to be a tv series on amc starring pierce brosnan and cowritten by philipp meyer. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the son. Meyer reprises several themes developed in larry mcmurtrys lonesome dove. The american author philipp meyers second novel, the son, begins with the words of the english historian edward gibbon. The characters lives are harsh, but meyer does a good job of making them compelling enough to stick with them even when times are hard and theyre always hard. After five years working as a bike mechanic and an orderly in a trauma center, he decided to attend college, getting into cornell university at the age of 22. While philipp meyers 2009 debut, american rust, gained significant critical plaudits, it is already being outstripped by acclaim for his new novel, a pulverising epic of the american west. Texas brings out the big in novelists, especially the ones not from texas. The son by philipp meyer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Now a tv series on amc starring pierce brosnan and cowritten by philipp meyer.
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