The varied inhabitants of Brainard, Michigan, examine their lives and losses in very distinct, matter-of-fact voices. A heart attack victim crashes into his brother-in-law's funeral parlor in the title story; the deaf-mute of "Conversation" begins his tale with the simple sentence, "I don't think I've really had a conversation with anyone since my father died." Dan Gerber's characters are capable of extraordinary compassion and everyday cruelty, and reveal themselves in an unnerving series of layers.
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The varied inhabitants of Brainard, Michigan, examine their lives and losses in very distinct, matter-of-fact voices. A heart attack victim crashes into his brother-in-law's funeral parlor in the title story; the deaf-mute of "Conversation" begins his tale with the simple sentence, "I don't think I've really had a conversation with anyone since my father died." Dan Gerber's characters are capable of extraordinary compassion and everyday cruelty, and reveal themselves in an unnerving series of layers.
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Add this copy of Grass Fires to cart. $3.97, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Clark City Press.
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Good. Heavy rubbing, noticible on dark cover, coffee stain 1/4 inch front cover. Gerber is an observant chronicler of his region (western Michigan). He evinces realism at its best through how he voices of his characters. Location V.
Add this copy of Grass Fires to cart. $12.00, good condition, Sold by Ann Open Book rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lansing, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Clark City Press.
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Very Good. Size: 5x0x8; Dan Gerber is the author of more than a dozen books of poetry, fiction, essays, and memoir. He has received the Society of Midland Authors Award, The Mark Twain Award, the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year award in poetry, a Michigan Notable Book Award, the Michigan Author Award, and inclusion in The Best American Poetry, and American Life in Poetry.
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Add this copy of Grass Fires to cart. $24.95, very good condition, Sold by Peninsula Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Traverse City, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Clark City Press.
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Near Fine. 0944439098. First Clark City Press edition after the 1987 Winn Books edition of this author's stories whose roots are in Michigan. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the half title. Cover painting of a grass fire by Russell Chatham. "These are fine stories from the very heart of things."--Tom McGuane A nice clean, tight and unmarked book.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 161 pages.
