Accordion Crimes
1996 novel by E. Annie Proulx
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Accordion Crimes is a 1996 novel by American writer E. Annie Proulx.[1] It followed her Pulitzer Prize-winning 1993 work The Shipping News and was shortlisted for the 1997 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction.[2]
 First edition | |
| Author | E. Annie Proulx |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 0-684-83154-6 |
| OCLC | 37039967 |
Plot details
The novel begins in the nineteenth century, as a Sicilian accordion-maker comes to the United States in search of better opportunities.[3] He is shot by an anti-Italian lynch mob, and his accordion falls into the hands of several other owners, many of whom meet painful ends themselves. The accordion traverses a continent, traveling to Louisiana, Iowa, Texas, Maine, Illinois, Montana, and Mississippi.
Theater
Accordion Crimes inspired a play called Vaarallinen Harmonikka (Dangerous Accordion) in Finland. Writer Seppo Parkkinen and director Fiikka Forsman adapted the novel for the Turku City Theatre. The play premiered on September 9, 2011.