Another governess : The least blacksmith : a diptych / Joanna Ruocco ; foreword by Ben Marcus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruocco, Joanna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction.

American literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Least blacksmith

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Stark and vibrant, the two halves of this sutured book expose the Frankenstein-like scars of the assemblage we call "human." In "Another Governess" a woman in a decaying manor tries to piece together her own story. In "The Least Blacksmith" a man cannot help but fail his older brother as they struggle to run their father's forge. Each of the stories stands alone, sharing neither characters nor settings. But together, they ask the same question: What are the wages of being? The relentless darkness of these tales is punctured by ho

Contents:

Contents; Foreword by Ben Marcus; Another Governess; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Chapter 30; Chapter 31; Chapter 32; Chapter 33; Chapter 34; Chapter 35; Chapter 36; The Least Blacksmith; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9

Chapter 10Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

Ruocco, Joanna. Least blacksmith.

ISBN:

1-57366-829-X

OCLC:

777375427