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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsWhat Salmon Knowby Elwood Reid
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Compared by critics to such masterful storytellers as Raymond Carver, Rick Bass, and Thom Jones, Elwood Reid, author of the acclaimed novel If I Don't Six, signals a powerful presence on the American literary landscape with his knockout story collection, What Salmon Know. Reid's characters are tough men living in a world tougher than they are. Life's disappointments fester in their hearts, dashing earnest hopes and provoking violent tendencies made manifest in bad behavior and fatalistic posturing. But there's more to these men than meets the eye, and with great emotional acuity, Reid sheds light on their opaque souls. Synopsis:Elwood Reid's powerful, bruising stories examine the soulful underside of the American male and the violence that sometimes accompanies disappointed dreams. From the title story, in which two drunken Alaskan poachers fight some GIs over a bucket of salmon, to "All That Good Stuff", in which a softball team of alcoholic wrecks try vainly to attain a tiny measure of redemption, to "Dryfall", in which a college dropout barely hanging on as a housepainter must save his brother from violent self-destruction, Reid gives us an American landscape in which working-class manliness is a value system besieged from without and corrupted from within. About the AuthorElwood Reid's new novel, Golden Heart, will be published by Doubleday in September 2000. Mr. Reid lives in Obernberg, New York. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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