About this title: In a collection of 11 stories set in Wyoming (where--though born in Connecticut--she has spent much of her time), Annie Proulx writes about hard living in an unforgiving landscape. Stories include "The Wamsutter Wolf" (about a vagabond's encounter with a very American form of violence), "What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?" (about an obsessed, debt-plagued rancher named Gilbert Wolfscale), "The Contest" (a humorous tale about competitive beard-growing), and "Man Crawling Out of Trees" (in which an eastern couple retire to Wyoming and find it to be rather different from their expectations ...
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Edition: Large type / large print.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780786273560ISBN:0786273569
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2005-09-20
ISBN-13:9780743260145ISBN:0743260147
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2005-09-20
ISBN-13:9780743260145ISBN:0743260147
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. Pre-release book with different cover and publisher stickers. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Description: Good. Ex-Public Library. Hardcover with dustjacket. One small spot on right page edges. Usual library stickers and stamps. Save a tree-buy used.. read more
Binding: Audio Cassette
Publisher: Sound Library
Date Published: 2005-01
ISBN-13:9780792734154ISBN:0792734157
Description: Very Good. UNABRIDGED EX/LIBRARY ED. SET OF 5 EXCELLENT SOUNDING AUDIO CASSETTES IN LN CLAMSHELL CASE. APPEARS UNCIRCULATED. 7 HRS 5 MIN LISTENING TIME, READ BY WILLIAM DUFRIS. ONLY 3 LIBRARY LABELS ON CASE, NONE ON TAPES. ALL OF OUR ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED. read more
"Reading these western-american short stories made me realize how different a rural lifestyle could be (Proulx wrote the short story that inspired "Brokeback Mountain," in case you were wondering who she is). Some cool magical realism (or "hyperrealism" if you are a snooty), and a few unpredictable female characters. Proulx can overdo the imagery but is usually tasteful."
"If I were limited to reading the work of one author for the rest of my life, Annie Proulx would be in the running. She covers the entire range of human emotion, including ones we don't necessarily have names for. You can laugh out loud over one sentence or paragraph, then feel like you've been kicked in the gut, all in the same story I keep sticky notes handy when reading A.P. because I know I'll want to refer again to certain lines, such as:
"Take that damn thing off." And he was on her like a falling I-beam.
"Sold the sheep, kept the books. I dunno why, don't hardly go in that part of the house. It's like a liberry in there. Stinks a Bill's old cigars, too. Like a ghost was in there ever night smokin cigars and readin books."
"Darryl Mutsch rinsed his beard in a Viagra solution, immediate results not known."
"Buddy, the wufs ate Daddy"
I have to re-read that one ("The Wamsutter Wolf"), because I don't think they necessarily did..."
"Annie Proulx has once again proven herself to be a literary treasure, one of very few writers who can affect a literary style without the pithy navel-gazing dreck found in nearly every lit mag in America. She actually tells stories, and they are interesting! Imagine that. The language is there: each sentence finely tuned to the story's sentiment at the moment. The characters were strong-willed and quirky. Although I liked the names, I had trouble believing so many character could have such names, for example 'Plato Bucklew'. The setting and sense of place comes to life everywhere: you can almost smell the dirt, the dusty, parched land. The best story was Wamsutter Wolf. I liked Indian Wars, What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?, and Man Crawling Out of Trees. The weakest tales had an element of magic realism--or the fantastic--something Annie doesn't really pull off. These were Hellhole, Dump Junk and The old Badger Game. Like TC Boyle, Annie's tales often ring with humor. Her and TC are my favorite short stories writers today."
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