Barkskins
First Scribner hardcover edition June 2016 | |
| Author | Annie Proulx |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons |
Publication date | 2016 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 736 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-7432-8878-1 |
| LC Class | PR3566.R697 B37 2016 |
| Website | Official website |
Barkskins is a 2016 novel by American writer Annie Proulx. It tells the story of two immigrants to New France, René Sel and Charles Duquet, and of their descendants. It spans over 300 years and witnesses the deforestation of the New World from the arrival of Europeans into the contemporary era of global warming.