The River Beyond the World

The River Beyond the World is a 1996 novel by American novelist Janet Peery. Though her debut novel,[1] the novel was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction. The novel follows the relationship of two women on separate sides of the Rio Grande, in South West Texas and Mexico.[1][2]

Kirkus Reviews favourably described the novel as "A lyrical, dramatic first novel", and compared it to the work of Barbara Kingsolver.[2] On the other hand, Publisher's Weekly's review was more mixed, writing "at times, however, one wishes she had turned her observant eye more to the characters' inward reflections than on atmosphere; her powers of rich description invite readers to hope for the same level of intense contemplation applied to the characters' inner lives."[1] The LA Times was more optimistic, describing the novel as thematically successful at "repl[ying] to the current anti-immigration fanfare [emphasizing how] It is not the labor of immigrants that the United States needs, but the humanizing dimensions of their culture."[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fiction Book Review: The River Beyond the World by Janet Peery, Author Picador USA $24 (286p) ISBN 978-0-312-14719-8". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  2. 1 2 "THE RIVER BEYOND THE WORLD by Janet Peery | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  3. ↑ EDER, RICHARD (1996-10-07). "Through 50 Years of the Good and the Bad : THE RIVER BEYOND THE WORLD by Janet Peery; Picador; $24, 320 pages". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
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