The Testament of Yves Gundron

The Testament of Yves GundronHere is the chronicle of the strange events that befall Mandragora, a primitive farming village in the Outer Hebrides. A tale of conflict where there had been none, of lives irrevocably transformed, this is the written testimony of farmer and inventor Yves Gundron, edited and annotated by Harvard academic Ruth Blum. Yet this historical manuscript is not quite what it seems and neither is the town of Mandragora. When Yves recalls lyrics that are

Here is the chronicle of the strange events that befall Mandragora, a primitive farming village in the Outer Hebrides. A tale of conflict where there had been none, of lives irrevocably transformed, this is the written testimony of farmer and inventor Yves Gundron, edited and annotated by Harvard academic Ruth Blum. Yet this historical manuscript is not quite what it seems...and neither is the town of Mandragora. When Yves recalls lyrics that are recognizably from a blues song, it begins to seem that Blum is not merely an anthropologist preparing a historical document, but an active participant in Mandragora's battle with the double-edged sword of progress.
The Testament Of Yves Gundron is a brilliantly imagined exploration of the pursuit of modernity -- and of the detritus left along the way.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 06/01/2001
ISBN: 9780743411486
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.32h x 5.57w x 0.84d
Award: Bard Fiction Prize - Winner

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 06/08/2001 pg. 67
New York Times 06/17/2001 pg. 28