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The Best Short Stories of William Kittredge
by William Kittredge
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9781555973841 |
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Powells.com Staff Pick
William Kittredge has proven himself a consummate chronicler of the contemporary American West. In his short stories, he explores the intersection of family, loyalty, and individualism with the land and tradition. Set mostly in Montana and Oregon, this is a great collection of short fiction for that person who already has everything, but loves our corner of the country.
Recommended by Chris Faatz, Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
“Kittredge paints with these colors: sky blue, night black, blood red. Nature has more—but none truer.”—The New York Times Book Review"We were meat hunters. You spent money for shells, you brought home meat. I saw Teddy Spandau die on that account. Went off into open water chest deep, just trying to get some birds he shot. Cramped up and drowned. We hauled a boat down and fished him out that afternoon."—from “The Waterfowl Tree”A master storyteller and essayist, William Kittredge is best known for his unflinching vision of the hardscrabble landscape of the West and the people who survive and die in it. His stories are stripped down but bristle with life to offer a dusty, relentless landscape; the smell of freshly turned dirt; the blunt conversations about work that needs doing; and the rare, quiet moment of reflection that amounts to nothing less than poetry. This volume represents the best of Kittredge’s stories, available together in a handsome edition.
Synopsis:
A collection of stories from the noted essayist and storyteller captures the often harsh tones of nature, following characters who move through it with grace, courage, and toughness. Original.
About the Author
William Kittredge grew up on a cattle ranch in southeastern Oregon and taught creative writing at the University of Montana. He is often praised as one of the most important voices on the American West. He now lives in Missoula, Montana.
Table of Contents
- Agriculture
- Thirty-four seasons of winter -Waterfowl tree
- Van Gogh field
- Kissing
- Be careful what you want
- Do you hear your mother talking? --Balancing water
- Stone corral
- Breaker of horses
- Momentum is always the weapon
- Soap bear
- We are not in this together.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9781555973841
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Graywolf Press
- Location:
- St. Paul, Minn.
- Subject:
- Short Stories (single author)
- Subject:
- West (u.s.)
- Subject:
- Stories (single author)
- Subject:
- Stories (single author)
- Series Volume:
- no. 188
- Publication Date:
- 20030701
- Binding:
- TP
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 8.60x5.30x.69 in. .59 lbs.
