A Common Person and Other Stories R.M. Kinder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kinder, R. M. (Rose Marie), author.

Series:

Richard Sullivan Prize in Short Fiction

The Richard Sullivan prize in short fiction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories.

Genre:

Short stories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2021]

Summary:

These prizewinning stories champion the everyday person who tries to do his or her best in demanding and even demeaning situations. The stories in A Common Person and Other Stories , R. M. Kinder's third short-story collection and the winner of the Richard Sullivan Prize in Short Fiction, expose the disruption in our modern life and the ever-present threat of violence, and, most importantly, they capture the real heroism of everyday people. The characters in these stories, most set deep in the middle of America, seem to invite trouble through their concern for others: a neighbor's mistreated dog, a boy standing up to a bully, a woman who faces cancer and the loss of love. Kinder's characters struggle with conflicts common to us all--to treat humans and animals with compassion, to open minds and hearts to diversity, all while balancing the welfare of the individual and the larger community. The characters aren't always loveable, but they have their moments of grace--they accept responsibility and take stands. These stories, by turns humorous, unsettling, and utterly believable, expose the dangers of ordinary life as their characters perform acts of defiance, determination, and connection. The memorable characters in A Common Person and Other Stories are, like us, doing the best they can, and that is often remarkable and admirable. Considered closely, Kinder shows us, no person is common.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

A Common Person

Everyday Sky

Tradition

Little Garden

Signs

Alvie and the Rapist

Brute

A Fragile Life

The Bully's Snake

The Dancer's Son

Dating in America

Small Courtesies

Recovering Integrity

A Rising Silence

Mother Post

Bay at the Moon

The Stuff of Ballads

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780268200046

0268200041

9780268200077

0268200076

OCLC:

1231458602