Knockemstiff
de Pollock, Donald Ray
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385523823
- ISBN 13
- 9780385523820
- Librería
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Eugene , Oregon, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Sinopsis
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.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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Detalles
- Librería
- St. Vinnie's Charitable Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- M-02-4176
- Título
- Knockemstiff
- Autor
- Pollock, Donald Ray
- Estado del libro
- Used - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0385523823
- ISBN 13
- 9780385523820
- Editorial
- Doubleday
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- March 18, 2008