5/23/2023 0 Comments The ferryman by justin cronin![]() ![]() In “The Ferryman,” Cronin tells the story of Prospera, a trio of islands shielded from the rest of the planet, where an elite community of residents lives a comfortable existence until they reach a certain age. More than 500 pages eventually sprang from that moment. “And at the same time, I had this vision of an old man on a pier having some sort of psychological meltdown and scaring the wits out of people.” ![]() On a clear night, Cronin was walking on a pier when, he says, the word “oranios,” a variation on oranos or ouranos, a Greek god of the skies or heavens, dropped into his head. “The Ferryman” similarly sprung from a reflective moment. Three books and some 900,000 words later, he completed an epic tale with a cast of hundreds. ![]() Cronin was living in the Memorial area riding bicycles with his daughter when she urged him to write a story involving a heroic girl. The genesis of “The Passage” has been told to the point of codification, though it bears brief mention here. Details: free See More Collapse Getting older ![]()
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