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Little, Brown and Company
October 2011
On Sale: October 5, 2011
176 pages
ISBN: 0316057568
EAN: 9780316057561
Hardcover
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Fiction Family Life
Twelve timeless Ozarkian tales of those on the fringes of
society, by a "stunningly original" (Associated Press)
American master. Daniel Woodrell is able to lend uncanny logic to harsh, even
criminal behavior in this wrenching collection of stories.
Desperation-both material and psychological--motivates his
characters. A husband cruelly avenges the killing of his
wife's pet; an injured rapist is cared for by a young girl,
until she reaches her breaking point; a disturbed veteran of
Iraq is murdered for his erratic behavior; an outsider's
house is set on fire by an angry neighbor. There is also the tenderness and loyalty of the vulnerable
in these stories--between spouses, parents and children,
siblings, and comrades in arms-which brings the troubled,
sorely tested cast of characters to vivid, relatable life.
And, as ever, "the music coming from Woodrell's banjo cannot
be confused with the sounds of any other writer" (Donald
Harington, Atlanta Journal Constitution).
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