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The book of duels / Michael Garriga ; illustrations by Tynan Kerr ; Rebecca Lown, cover design.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Garriga, Michael, 1971- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Short stories, American--21st century.
- Short stories, American.
- Dueling--Fiction.
- Dueling.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this compact collection, ?settling the score" provides a fascinating apparatus for exploring foundational civilizing ideas. Notions of courage, cowardice, and revenge course through Michael Garriga's flash fiction pieces, each one of which captures a duel's decisive moment from three distinct perspectives: opposing accounts from the individual duelists, followed by the third account of a witness. In razor-honed language, the voices of the duelists take center stage, training a spotlight on the litany of misguided beliefs and perceptions that lead individuals into such conflicts.<BR
- Contents:
- A Prediction Come to Pass: Gabriel, Comte de Montgomery v. King Henry IIOld Hickory: Dickinson v. Jackson; Man above Challenge: Dauphin v. Culver; Pistols at Twenty Paces: Lacroix v. Thigpen; Check, Mate: Johnson v. Rasputin; Me and the Devil Blues: Johnson v. Trussle; Custody Battle for Chelsea Tammy: Malgrove v. Bowling; The Magic Hour: Garriga v. Garriga; Occupational Hazard or Ars Poetica: Shoulder Angel v. Shoulder Demon
- Notes:
- ''This prose has biblical force and rhythms.''
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781571318862
- 1571318860
- OCLC:
- 880412972
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