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Burning bright : stories / Ron Rash.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Ecco Press, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 205 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0061804118
  • 9780061804113
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Contents:
I. Hard times ; Back of beyond ; Dead confederates ; Ascent ; Woman who believed in jaguars ; Burning bright -- II. Return ; Into the gorge ; Falling star ; Corpse bird ; Waiting for the end of the world ; Lincolnites.
Summary: Captures the eerie beauty, stark violence, and rugged character of Appalachia in a collection of stories that spans the Civil War to the present day.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Fiction Rash, Ron Available 33111005222498
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"A gorgeous, brutal writer."

--Richard Price, New York Times bestselling author of Lush Life and Clockers

In Burning Bright, Pen/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Serena, Ron Rash, captures the eerie beauty and stark violence of Appalachia through the lives of unforgettable characters. With this masterful collection of stories that span the Civil War to the present day, Rash, a supremely talented writer who "recalls both John Steinbeck and Cormac McCarthy" (The New Yorker), solidifies his reputation as a major contemporary American literary artist.

I. Hard times ; Back of beyond ; Dead confederates ; Ascent ; Woman who believed in jaguars ; Burning bright -- II. Return ; Into the gorge ; Falling star ; Corpse bird ; Waiting for the end of the world ; Lincolnites.

Captures the eerie beauty, stark violence, and rugged character of Appalachia in a collection of stories that spans the Civil War to the present day.

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