The Library Book.The Library Book John Fiske John Fiske may refer to:
Black Spruce Media 8 Indian Hill, Beverly, MA 01965 0978549104 $19.95 www.blacksprucemedia.com The debut novel of John Fiske, The Library Book is a work of historical fiction set in New York's Gilded Age Gilded Age The years between the Civil War and World War I when institutions undertook financial manipulations that went virtually unchecked by government. This era produced many infamous activities in the security markets. . The protagonist, an architect, strives to discover the relationship between art and artist--which controls which? As he observes his partner during the design and construction of The New York Public Library New York Public Library, free library supported by private endowments and gifts and by the city and state of New York. It is the one of largest libraries in the world. , he notes the transformations, frustrations, and joyful rewards of the artist's connection with his work. A fine period piece, exquisitely capturing a philosophical quandary and transformation as surely as it brings alive the shining yet corruption-ridden American culture of yesteryear yes·ter·year n. 1. The year before the present year. 2. Time past; yore. yes . |
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