The Scholar of Moab
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| Author | Steven L. Peck |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Dark comedy, Fiction, Mormon Fiction, Satire |
| Published | December 2011 (Torrey House Press) [1] |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 302 [1] |
| ISBN | 978-1-937226-02-2 [1] |
| Website | [1] |
The Scholar of Moab is a 2011 novel written by Steven L. Peck.
The plot centers on Hyrum Thayne, a colorful Moab, Utah character, and the unresolved mysteries in his life.
The novel received an AML Award for best novel in 2011.[2]
Criticism[]
The Scholar of Moab was part of By Common Consent's essential readings in Mormonism[3] and is read in at least one course on Mormon literature.[4] Rosalynde Welch writing in Dialogue called it "a wonderfully strange, deeply philosophical narrative that interrogates the nature of the first person" while drawing on Mormon traditions of diaries and regionalism.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Torrey House Press | Voices for the Land | Utah".
- ^ http://www.scholarofmoab.com/awards.html[dead link]
- ^ Park, Benjamin (9 May 2013). ""What Books Should I Read?": Essential Readings in Mormonism for Every Member". By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Miner, Shelah (7 July 2016). "Teaching Mormon Literature". associationmormonletters.org. Association for Mormon Letters. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Welch, Rosalynde (2012). "Faith and Doubt in the First-Person Singular" (PDF). Dialogue. 45 (4): 158. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
External links[]
- The Scholar of Moab official site
- The Scholar of Moab on the publisher's website Torrey House Press
- The Scholar of Moab on Goodreads
- The Scholar of Moab on Google Books
- The Scholar of Moab review on Deseret News
- The Scholar of Moab review on By Common Consent
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