Leif Enger






Leif Enger

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born
January 01, 1961

gender
male

place of birth
Osakis, Minnesota, The United States


about this author

Leif Enger was raised in Osakis, Minnesota, and worked as a reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio for nearly twenty years. He lives on a farm in Minnesota with his wife and two sons.

His writing is a smooth mix of romanticism and gritty reality, recalling the Old West's greatest cowboy stories.




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avg rating: 3.90 | 11,940 ratings | 2,625 reviews | 5 distinct works | 31 fans
Peace Like a River Peace Like a River
by Leif Enger
avg rating 3.94 — 10,314 ratings — published 2001
19 editions
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So Brave, Young and Handsome:... So Brave, Young and Handsome: A Novel
by Leif Enger
avg rating 3.63 — 1,335 ratings — published 2008
5 editions
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Peace Like a River Peace Like a River
by Leif Enger
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2001
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So Brave, Young, and Handsome So Brave, Young, and Handsome
by Leif Enger
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2008
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Peace Like a River Peace Like a River
by Leif Enger, Chad Lowe (Read by)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2008
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"Real miracles bother people, like strange sudden pains unknown in medical literature. It's true: They rebut every rule all we good citizens take comfort in. Lazarus obeying orders and climbing up out of the grave - now there's a miracle, and you can bet it upset a lot of folks who were standing around at the time. When a person dies, the earth is generally unwilling to cough him back up. A miracle contradicts the will of the earth."
Leif Enger (Peace Like a River)
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"Fair is whatever God wants to do."
Leif Enger (Peace Like a River)
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"Good advice is a wise man's friend, of course; but sometimes it just flies on past, and all you can do is wave. "
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