Barkskins: A Novel
by Annie Proulx
A multigenerational tale following two families whose lives are shaped by the North American forests and the timber industry from the seventeenth century to the present.
About This Book
Barkskins traces the intertwined fates of two French families who arrive in New France in the late seventeenth century.
Across generations, their descendants confront the vast wilderness and the relentless demands of the timber trade.
The novel explores the human relationship with the natural world and the consequences of environmental transformation.
Spanning more than three hundred years, the story moves from the forests of Canada to the cities and logging camps of the United States and beyond.
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