Spillville: A Collaboration [Paperback]

Patricia Hampl (Author), Steven Sorman (Illustrator, Photographer)

Product Details

• Paperback: 107 pages
• Publisher: Milkweed Editions; 1ST edition (December 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915943174
• ISBN-13: 978-0915943173
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,929,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Iowa

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dvorak fans will love this Iowa tale, February 15, 2008

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D. Beck (Missouri) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spillville: A Collaboration (Paperback)

"Spillville" tells about Anton Dvorak's stay in this small Iowa town. The author has captured the essence of life in rural Iowa. As for the engravings that illustrate the text, I can't say anything nice about those. But the story is interesting, especially for someone interested in Iowa or Dvorak.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Elegant writing, rich imaginings, January 12, 2011

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This review is from: Spillville: A Collaboration (Hardcover)

A slim volume offering a fascinating glimpse of Antonin Dvorak's time spent in an Iowa village populated primarily by Czechs. The composer and his family spent the summer of 1893 in Spillville. Hampl's elegant writing and rich imaginings render this book a must-read for any Iowan or any fan of Dvorak's music. The book includes a series of engravings.