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Though the book was published some years ago, it seems to be garnering more attention with a rerelease, as well as anticipation of the movie the revenant starring leonardo dicaprio, due out in january 2016. Michael punke is the author of the revenant which was made into an oscar winning movie directed by alejandro gonzalez starring leonardo dicaprio. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Heres a look at whats new on usa today s bestselling books list punke rocks. A novel of revenge by michael punke about the book the year is 1823, and the trappers of the rocky mountain fur company live a brutal frontier life. Michael punke is a writer, novelist, professor, policy analyst, policy consultant, attorney and currently the deputy united states trade representative and us ambassador to the world trade organization in geneva, switzerland.
Michael punke, the united states deputy trade representative, is the author of the revenant. In these pages, we discover historical fiction at its best. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. On top of that, for those who have seen the movie the book is sufficiently different from the movie to hold your interest. Michael punkes the revenant tells a story of nearly unimaginable human endurance over 3,000 miles of uncharted american wilderness, spanning what is today the dakotas, montana, wyoming, and nebraska. The word revenant means someone who has risen from the grave to terrorize the living. The bestselling book that inspired the awardwinning movie kindle edition by michael punke author format. The revenants fast pace and expert storytelling make it as much actionadventure as western epic. Author of the revenant source novel banned from talking. He was formerly the history correspondent for montana quarterly.
Author of the revenant source novel banned from talking about film this article is more than 4 years old. The revenant is a remarkable tale of obsession and the lengths that one man will go to for retribution. Fascinated by glasss story, he began to study his life and times, research that would find its way into his novel, the revenant. The revenant is a 2015 american epic historical survival action drama film directed, coproduced and cowritten by alejandro g. The washington post book world one of the great tales of the nineteenthcentury west. Trapping beaver, they contend daily with the threat of indian tribes turned warlike over the white mens encroachment on their land, and other.
Based on the real life of fur trapper hugh glass, the revenant recounts the toll of envy and betrayal, and the power of obsession and vengeance. While michael punke was reading a book about the american west, he discovered a snippet about hugh glass. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the revenant. Review the makings of a western classic, michael punkes novel the revenant provides muscle and sinew to the vengeful and epic tale of mountain man, hugh glass that even a sow grizzly couldnt rend asunder.
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