Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Proulx evokes her fierce love for Wyoming in this collection. The stories are of desperation, hard times, and unlikely elation. Set in a landscape both stark and magnificent, they juxtapose Wyoming's traditional character and attitudes with the more benign values of the new west.Annie Proulx's books have been translated into twenty languages and among their many awards are the coveted Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Proulx evokes her fierce love for Wyoming in this collection. The stories are of desperation, hard times, and unlikely elation. Set in a landscape both stark and magnificent, they juxtapose Wyoming's traditional character and attitudes with the more benign values of the new west.Annie Proulx's books have been translated into twenty languages and among their many awards are the coveted Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.
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Add this copy of Close Range: Wyoming Stories to cart. $39.99, like new condition, Sold by Lionstar Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Longmont, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Thorndike Press.
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Fine in very good dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING + ORIGINAL HARDBACK FORMAT + VERY GOOD CONDITION. LIGHT WEAR TO THE BACK OF THE DUST JACKET, OTHERWISE LIKE NEW. DUST JACKET PROTECTED WITH A NEW ARCHIVAL COVER. COLLECTING BOOKS SINCE 1988,... Glued binding. Paper over boards. 379 p. Thorndike Core. Audience: General/trade.
The author of these short stories is a master at painting pictures with words -- and uses words carefully, thoughtfully and for the most descriptive impact. She uses her words sparingly - sometimes a bit too sparingly for my taste. I sometimes have to backtrack because I missed something. I enjoyed these stories very much although they are sometimes gritty so these are not for juvenile reading. Having known western people and that culture a little bit allowed me to understand the characters a bit more than some might. All in all I recommend this to any adult reader.
