The Outlaw Album: Stories - Softcover

Woodrell, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316019003 ISBN 13: 9780316019002

Publisher: Back Bay Books, 2012

Synopsis

Twelve timeless Ozarkian tales of those on the fringes of society, by a "stunningly original" (Associated Press) American master.

Daniel Woodrell is able to lend uncanny logic to harsh, even criminal behavior in this wrenching collection of stories. Desperation-both material and psychological--motivates his characters. A husband cruelly avenges the killing of his wife's pet; an injured rapist is cared for by a young girl, until she reaches her breaking point; a disturbed veteran of Iraq is murdered for his erratic behavior; an outsider's house is set on fire by an angry neighbor.

There is also the tenderness and loyalty of the vulnerable in these stories--between spouses, parents and children, siblings, and comrades in arms-which brings the troubled, sorely tested cast of characters to vivid, relatable life. And, as ever, "the music coming from Woodrell's banjo cannot be confused with the sounds of any other writer" (Donald Harington, Atlanta Journal Constitution).

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Review:

"He's chipped an impression of the Ozarks and its people in stone that will endure time....Let these stories be your Bible."--Chris Talbott, Associated Press

"An intense volume of fury and blood in the Ozarks, The Outlaw Album crystallizes Woodrell's slicing wit and unflinching confrontation with criminality and tragedy."--Donna Seaman, Kansas City Star

"Ozark writer Daniel Woodrell's first collection of short stories, The Outlaw Album is a stunner. Woodrell has the rare ability to tell compelling stories rooted in familiar soil that are simultaneously simple and complex, local and universal, funny and tragic."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Best Books of 2011"

Book Description:

From the author of WINTER'S BONE, twelve timeless Ozarkian tales of those on the fringes of society, by the 'least known major writer in the country today' (Denis Lehane, USA Today)

About this edition

• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0316019003
• ISBN 13: 9780316019002
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208