Tinkers
By
Paul Harding
An old man lies dying. As time collapses into memory, he travels deep into his own past where he is reunited with his father and relives the wonder and pain of his impoverished New England youth. At once heartbreaking and life affirming. Tinkers is an elegiac meditation on love, loss, and the fierce beauty of nature.
My Take
I wanted to read Tinkers for several reasons. First, it was written by Paul Harding (who has an MFA from Iowa Writer's Workshop and taught writing at The University of Iowa). It's nice to have an author with ties close to home. Second, this was his first novel and it earned him "Winner of the Pulitzer Prize".
It's a short novel (191 pages) but packs a powerful and poetic punch.
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