Wrecking Yard - Couverture souple

Benedict, Pinckney

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0452274354 ISBN 13 : 9780452274358

Editeur : Penguin, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Benedict Pinckney

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Pinckney Benedict was born in 1964. He grew up and continues to live on his family’s dairy farm, not far north of Lewisburg, West Virginia. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, where he studied creative writing with Joyce Carol Oates, and a master’s degree from the creative writing program of the University of Iowa. His first collection of short stories, Town Smokes, was published in 1987 to wide acclaim; included in that collection was “The Sutton Pie Safe,” for which Mr. Benedict received the Nelson Algren Award, given by the Chicago Tribune. He has also received a James Michener Fellowship from the Writers’ Workshop.

Présentation de l'éditeur

A collection of short stories which illuminate, with imagery and humor, the darkest corners of the American soul. The author attempts to capture the personalities of rural America, shaped by poverty, cruelty, and an odd compassion.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0452274354
• ISBN 13: 9780452274358
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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