Knockemstiff
por Donald Ray Pollock
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom/No D/jacket
- Livreiro
-
Portishead , Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Harvill Secker, 2008 Rub mark to front board, see image.Orange linen spine, black titles. Ex Western Australian Library copy. Small evidence at top of first endpaper of removed white label,tiny library location stamp verso title page, and blank white label in inside rear board.206pp. Bright, tight and clean.. First. Grey Boards. Black Type. Very Good/No D/jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover Ex Library..
Sinopse
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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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Matilda Mary's Books
(GB)
- Estoque do vendedor nº
- 007877
- Título
- Knockemstiff
- Autor
- Donald Ray Pollock
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- No D/jacket
- Edição
- First
- Editorial
- Harvill Secker
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 2008
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Fiction; U.S.A. Interest;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Termos da venda
Matilda Mary's Books
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Sobre o Vendedor
Matilda Mary's Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2008
Portishead , Somerset
Sobre Matilda Mary's Books
I have a mixed stock of many subjects - a lifetime collection of my own books-for example:food,cookery,children's books,local history,West Country interest-I think the word is "eclectic"-a little bit of everything! See my list of catalogues. Many books in my stock are now out of print. I am always happy to send a scan of book, or discuss with you any book, which might be of interest to you. Just email me at pmmorris@btinternet.com.As UK is no longer in the EU, if ordering from UK to a European country, you may be asked to pay Import Duty to your Customs Authority upon receipt of your book.
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