Title
Contents
Elba -- Heart -- The rhythm of disintegration -- Eating alone -- Camelot -- The zealous mourner -- A hole in the language -- Movie music -- Monogamy
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
1990
Series
Iowa Short Fiction Award
Judge
Jayne Anne Phillips
Award Date
1990
Publisher
University of Iowa Press
Place
Iowa City
Total Pages
192
ISBN
9780877452966
Abstract
These stories are delicate seismographic meditations on disaster and its aftershocks. The characters are survivors, digging their way out of the past, shaken but hopeful. Despite all their tragic losses, there is a pervasive sense of humor, hope, and forgiveness: abandonment leads ultimately to reunion, grief to solace. This is contemporary America—a jigsaw puzzle of fragmented families constantly picking up the pieces and fitting themselves together in new ways to form unforgettable pictures.
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Rights
Copyright © 1990 by Marly Swick. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, without permission in writing from the publisher.
URL
http://ir.uiowa.edu/uipress_isfa/26