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Readers
33/100Critics
17/100Scholars
Author:
Marie Mutsuki Mockett
Publisher:
Graywolf Press
Date:
April 7, 2020
Mockett accompanies a group of evangelical Christian wheat harvesters through the heartland at the invitation of Eric Wolgemuth, the conservative farmer who has cut her familyâs fields for decades.
What The Reviewers Say
American Harvest, in which Mockett has intelligent things to say about race, faith and food, is a nimble blend of personal reflection and incisive social history. Consistently thought-provoking, it also features lots of keen-eyed nature writing.
Mockett’s heartfelt and often-emotional memories of following the wheat harvest for a summer, through seven states, is unlike anything you’ve read. In just 380 pages, she raises almost every existential question about race, identity and religion.
... a rich blend of science, philosophy and spirituality.
Every page of this (slightly too long) book is suffused with the struggle to comprehend, without condescending.
