The Shipping News | Literary Precedents
When The Shipping News was published in hard cover, it was hailed by The Boston Globe as being in the tradition of George Eliot, the two writers alike in their love of observation, and their understanding of place in relation to person. George Eliot's classic statement defining her intent to be realistic in her writing, to focus on the common life and everyday experiences, is representative of what Proulx has done as well. Like her nineteenth-century British predecessor, Proulx has a sharp eye for setting as well as a good ear for regional voices. The dialogue of the novel...
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