Why the Devil chose New England for his work / stories by Jason Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Jason, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New England--Fiction.

New England.

Genre:

Fiction.

Short stories.

Physical Description:

276 pages : map ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Open City Books, 2007.

Summary:

" Everything Natalie said seemed, to herself, to have been said better by him. He was less fond of speaking, however, than he was of hitting people in the face, which seemed a more likely source of her love to those of us who knew him, " begins Jason Brown's linked collection of beautifully haunted, violent, and wry stories set in the densely forested lands of northern New England. In these tales of forbidden love, runaway children, patrimony, alcohol, class, inheritance, and survival, Brown's elegant prose emits both quiet despair and a poignant sense of hope and redemption. These vivid accounts of troubled lives combine the powerful family drama of Andre Dubus and Russell Banks, the dark wit of Denis Johnson, the lost souls of Charles D'Ambrosio, and the New England gothic of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Jason Brown's exquisitely crafted second collection will establish him as one of the most important voices in American short fiction.

Contents:

She

Trees

Plains of Abraham

Lake

Why the Devil chose New England for his work

Dark room

Fair chance

River runner

Life during peacetime

North

Afternoon of the Sassanoa.

ISBN:

9781890447472

1890447471

OCLC:

154673804