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Summary
From the rear cover
"These stories are the real deal, the way Larry Brown's and Raymond Carver's stories are real. They move with what can only be called a great and authentic soul. This is a special book, and the announcement of a wonderful writer and storyteller."
Rick Bass, author of The Lives of Rocks
The sixteen short stories featured in Skip Horack's prize-winning debut collection paint a richly textured vision of the American South. Set in the Gulf Coast over the course of a year torn halfway by the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, these stories, filled with humor, restraint, and verve, follow the lives of an assembly of unforgettable characters. An exonerated ex-con who may not be entirely innocent, a rabbit farmer in mourning, and an earnest young mariner trying to start a new life with his wife all are characters that populate the spirited cities and drowsy parishes in Horack's marvelous portrait of the South.
"Each of these deeply felt stories is an offbeat song of the new South. From post-K New Orleans to the Panhandle, Horack rummages fearlessly through the houses and trailers and yards and bars where his characters kill time and make hay, so he can unearth what worries their hearts. His is an intrepid and startling new literary voice."
Pia Z. Ehrhardt, author of Famous Fathers
"These stories are alive with feeling, they are strong and intelligent, they explore the geography of a place and a time and a people and they explore it inforgettably. Skip Horack is a writer to watch."
John LHeureux, author of The Miracle
Skip Horack was born and raised in Louisiana, attended Florida State University, and practiced law for five years in Baton Rouge. His work has appeared in Epoch, the Southern Review, Narrative, and other journals. Horack currently teaches at Stanford University, where he was also a Wallace Stegner Fellow. He lives in San Francisco."
Details
- Title The Southern Cross: Stories
- Author Skip Horack
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ecco Press
- Date 2009-08-12
- Features Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780547232782 / 0547232780
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 in (19.81 x 13.21 x 1.27 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Gulf Coast (U.S.)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008053289
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 08/01/2009, Page 34
- Kirkus Reviews, 06/15/2009, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 06/22/2009, Page 33
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