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In this unforgettable work of fiction, Donald Ray Pollock peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents.
Doubleday
March 2008
On Sale: March 18, 2008
224 pages
ISBN: 0385523823
EAN: 9780385523820
Hardcover
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Spanning a period from the mid-sixties to the late nineties,
the linked stories that comprise Knockemstiff feature a cast
of recurring characters who are woebegone, baffled and
depraved—but irresistibly, undeniably real. Rendered in the
American vernacular with vivid imagery and a wry, dark sense
of humor, these thwarted and sometimes violent lives jump
off the page at the reader with inexorable force. A father
pumps his son full of steroids so he can vicariously relive
his days as a perpetual runner-up body builder. A psychotic
rural recluse comes upon two siblings committing incest and
feels compelled to take action. Donald Ray Pollock presents
his characters and the sordid goings-on with a stern
intelligence, a bracing absence of value judgments, and a
refreshingly dark sense of bottom-dog humor. With an artistic instinct honed on the works of Flannery
O’Connor and Harry Crews, Pollock offers a powerful work of
fiction in the classic American vein. Knockemstiff is a
genuine entry into the literature of place.
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