by David Guterson · BLOOMSBURY · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747546658
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«East of the Mountains» is the novel by David Guterson, published by Bloomsbury in paperback (279 pages, in English).
Doctor Ben Givens, a retired cardiac surgeon and terminally ill, travels with his dogs through the Rocky Mountains intending to end his life. Along the way, unexpected encounters and memories of the past transform his resolve and lead him to reflect on the value of life.
The novel was originally published in 1999; this Bloomsbury edition is from 2000.
For readers of contemporary literary fiction and book clubs: a reflective narrative about illness, memory, and the value of life.
David Guterson is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist, and essayist. He is best known as the author of the bestselling Japanese American internment novel Snow Falling on Cedars (1994).
