Word: rootlet
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...England village ruled by corn, or by any other crop, in the 19th century manner. Agriculture still gets done, but only in a desultory or else a superindustrialized fashion. No matter. It suits Tryon to imagine a great green heart beating slowly beneath the earth, with every rootlet and capillary in the village pulsing to it. Where the author goes from there, though obvious enough in synopsis, is dark and intricate in the working out. His language is artfully chosen to match the slowly quickening mood of the narration. He gives Ned and Beth a 19th century primness that undermines...
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