Patrick Ryan's Novel "Buckeye" Reviewed in Süddeutsche Zeitung
Patrick Ryan's novel "Buckeye" portrays two families in America's heartland across multiple generations. The Süddeutsche Zeitung review characterizes the book as sentimental while noting its aspirations toward the "Great American Novel." The central question posed by the review is whether the novel fulfills that promise. Themes of family life and forgiveness in Ohio run through the narrative.
Key facts
- Patrick Ryan wrote the novel "Buckeye".
- The novel depicts two families in the heartland of the USA.
- The story spans multiple generations.
- The Süddeutsche Zeitung published a review of the book.
- The review calls the novel sentimental.
- The novel has ambitions toward the "Great American Novel".
- The review asks whether the novel fulfills its promise.
- The review is associated with Ohio and themes of forgiveness.
Entities
Artists
- Patrick Ryan
Institutions
- Süddeutsche Zeitung
Locations
- United States
- Ohio