Her first novel, the good thief, published in 2008, was a new york times notable book of the year, and received the american library association s alex award and the center for fiction first novel prize. Her short story collection animal crackers was a runnerup for the penhemingway award. Excerpt from the good thief by hannah tinti, plus links to. With an actionpacked plot and a skillfully created universe, tinti pulls her readers in to a story about storiesa tale in which the taletellers have power to create and recreate the past, all the while manipulating their futures. I also liked the biblical reference to the good thief also known as saint dismas, who was one of the men cruci. The twelve lives of samuel hawley is a gripping fatherdaughter road trip where the bad guys are never far behind. The good thief by hannah tinti book club discussion. Hannah tintis 2008 debut novel, the good thief, is the story of ren, a onehanded orphan, and his life after being adopted by a pair of thieves in late19 thcentury new england. Freeman, born in chicago in the middle of the twentieth century, must come to grips with a series of personal disasters and bad choices, which force him ever deeper into an abyss of despair.
Anthonys orphanage until being adopted by benjamin nab. Free the good thief study unit worksheets for teachers to print. The cloth was made of good linen, and he had worn it until he was nearly two. Hannah tinti s first novel, the good thief, opens at a catholic orphanage in new england, where the statue of st. Tarantinolike in its plot twists, action, and violence, the novel sweeps across the country and back and forth in time. Anthony in the courtyard cant help the boys recover what theyve lost. Ren does not know how he lost his hand, who his parents are or why he was abandoned as an infant at st. Only a few writers can pull it off, and hannah tinti is one of them.
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