The Greening of Ben Brown

Michael Strelow weaves the story of a town and its mysteries in his debut novel, The Greening of Ben Brown, an Oregon Book Award Finalist for fiction 2005. Ben Brown, the protagonist, becomes a citizen of East Leven, Oregon, after he recovers from an electrocution that has not left him dead but has turned him green. He befriends 18 year-old Andrew James and together they unearth a chemical spill cover-up that forces the town to confront its demons and its citizens to choose sides. Strelow's lyrical prose and his talent for storytelling come together in this poetic and important first work that looks at how a town and the natural environment are inextricably linked. The Greening of Ben Brown will find itself in good company on the shelves between Winesburg, Ohio and To Kill a Mockingbird and readers of both will have a new story to cherish.

Author: Michael Strelow
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Hawthorne Books
Published: 04/01/2005
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.58w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9780971691582

About the Author

MICHAEL STRELOW has published poetry and fiction in a variety of literary magazines including The Bellingham Review, Willow Springs, Cutbank, Poetry Midwest, Kansas Quarterly, Sou'wester, Hubbub, Silverfish Review, Mr. Cogito and a number of anthologies. He teaches English at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon and has lived in Oregon for 32 years. Find out more about Michael at michaelstrelow.com