Trigger man : more tales of the motor city / Jim Ray Daniels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniels, Jim, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detroit (Mich.)--Fiction.

Detroit (Mich.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Trigger Man is a superb collection of stories capturing the gritty spirit of Detroit and the sometimes grim circumstances of the characters shaped by its industry and economics. Grounded on the bleak streets of the Motor City, these stories also explore the mythical "Up North," the idealized country of many Detroit workers' fantasy-an escape from the concrete and metal reality of their daily lives. Daniels' characters are resilient and defiant, inhabiting a world that has often placed them on the margins of society, scouring a declining region for spiritual providence. Building on Daniels'

Contents:

Contents; Candy Necklace; Trigger Man; Clown, Drown; Hurting a Fly; Joyride; Held Back; Scenic Outlooks; Shocks and Struts; Threshold; Separated at Birth

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62895-129-X

1-60917-224-8

OCLC:

778436390