Fine Just the Way It Is: Wyoming Stories 3 - Hardcover

Proulx, Annie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1416571663 ISBN 13: 9781416571667

Publisher: Scribner, 2008

Synopsis

A collection of nine western-themed tales by the National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Brokeback Mountain features an array of pioneer country inhabitants from different backgrounds.150,000 first printing.

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Review:

"[Fine Just the Way It Is] bears Proulx's brand of hard drama, hard irony, hard weather and hard and soft characters blown about and many times destroyed by the powerful mix..... She writes like a demon." -- Ron Carlson, The New York Times Book Review

"Vivid.... In the tour de force finale ... we see the method in Proulx's genius, where he enchanting description, unparalleled sentence structure, and unwavering insight combine to reveal both the coldest and most resilient recesses of the human heart." -- Pam Houston, O, the Oprah Magazine

"Astonishing.... 'Tits-up in a Ditch' breaks new literary ground with the gut-wrenching tale of an Iraq veteran who returns to her family raw with grief... unforgettable characters." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

"[Fine Just the Way It Is] takes gigantic steps toward securing Proulx's position as one of the most inventive yet, at the same time, traditional story writers working today." -- Booklist, starred review

"Deliciously macabre stories....A must for fans." -- People, 3 1/2 stars

"[Proulx] shows without mincing words that the present-day West is every bit as inhumane and vengeful as it was way back when... Excellent and original...." -- Kate Christensen, Elle

"Nine unforgettable stories.... [An] assured and unnerving collection." -- Connie Ogle, Miami Herald

"'Tits-Up in a Ditch' ... rivals Proulx's famous 'Brokeback Mountain' in the tender-tough emotional trajectory it explores." -- Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times

"Proulx writes with clear-eyed, ironic affection about life in the real West, not the sentimental version.... Breathtaking." -- Colette Bancroft, St. Petersburg Times

"Brilliant." -- Associated Press

About the Author:

Annie Proulx is the acclaimed author of The Shipping News, three other novels, and three collections of stories. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, two O. Henry Prizes, and a PEN/Faulkner Award, she lives in Wyoming.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scribner
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1416571663
• ISBN 13: 9781416571667
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 221