Atticus

Name: Atticus
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Ron Hansen
ISBN: 9781461810698

Author: Ron Hansen

Narrator: Ed Sala

Unabridged: 7 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/21/2011

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Ron Hansen has won an Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters for his rich writing and poetic style. Atticus begins in the vein of a contemporary western. As it unfolds, it includes an intriguing murder mystery and a dramatic parable of the prodigal son. For years, prosperous Colorado rancher Atticus Cody has tried to understand his rootless son, Scott, who is now living a marginal life in Mexico. When he learns that Scott is dead, apparently by suicide, Atticus travels to Mexico to claim the body. Instead, he discovers evidence of murder and a trail of clues that will lead him to a strange and wonderful epiphany. Suspense and conflict, love and forgiveness combine in this deft story of Atticus' search for his son. Each character stands out, sharply etched, against the bright Mexican landscape.

About Ron Hansen

Ron Hansen is the bestselling author of the novel Atticus (a finalist for the National Book Award), Hitler's Niece, Mariette in Ecstasy, Desperadoes, and Isn't It Romantic?, as well as a collection of short stories, a collection of essays, and a book for children. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. Ron Hansen lives in northern California, where he teaches at Santa Clara University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pam on December 22, 2009

This book followed all the Ten Commandments of Good Writing: 1. Thou shalt not take the crisis out of the protagonist's hands. 2. Thou shalt not make life easy for the protagonists. 3. Thou shalt not give exposition for exposition's sake -- dramatize it. 4. Thou shalt not use false mystery or cheap surp......more

Goodreads review by Carol on January 07, 2012

I just reread this book. It was well written, spare and it had a particular resonance for me. It reminded me of Plainsong by Kent Haruf...another favorite novel of mine.......more

Goodreads review by Mick on October 23, 2009

I recently became a Ron Hansen fan after reading his historical novel The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford, one of the best reads I've enjoyed in years. I fell in love with Hansen's simplistic, descriptive style--by his colorful reliance on similes that makes the reader smile w......more

Goodreads review by Mr. on February 21, 2008

Atticus Cody, the eponymous hero of this book by Ron Hansen is a retired Colorado businessman who has been as successful as his son Scott has been a failure. Despite the dissapointments and disasters Scott has caused for his father, Atticus is nonetheless devestated when he learns one day his son is......more

Goodreads review by Audrey on February 04, 2023

Atticus by Ron Hansen is a fictional novel about a sixty-seven-year-old rancher, Atticus Cody, who receives the news that his son, Scott, has committed suicide after returning to Mexico from his Christmas visit in Colorado with his family. Atticus travels to Mexico to sort out Scott's affairs and fi......more