Heavier Than Air
by Caspers, Nona; Caspers, Nona
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On Dec 6, 2007, ellen said
Read this collection--it was an Editor's Choice in the New York Times Book Review and San Francisco Chronicle review said "reving up Willa Cather's lesbian undertones with Denis Jonson's plains rowdiness...tales of wild but not wild-eyed women". Booklist said "darkly comic and unsentimental, these stories offer quiet rarely seen views of Midwesterners"--and it's TRUE. In one story we are in the hospital with a tired farmer Mr. Hellerman, who is asking existential questions -- his view on the world is so beautiful and refreshing. What I found so satisfying about these stories, mostly set in rural Minnesota though a few gems set in San Francisco (Mother and The Fifth Season), was the richness of the characters. I was completely engrossed while reading and emotionally moved. In one story a girl in rural Minnesota in the 1970s collects cow bones and falls in love with a farm girl...I've never seen a story like this, that dealt with girls longing for other girls in a rural environment and kept every character rich and alive...the writing does justice to rural people and city people. WE NEED MORE STORIES LIKE THESE.
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Heavier Than Air: Stories (Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction)
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Heavier Than Air
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Paperback / softback. New. Throughout this collection, which was plucked from a pile of 300 manuscripts and awarded the Grace Paley Prize in short fiction, Caspers details the many ways reality can interfere with our dreams. Not surprisingly, dissatisfaction becomes a dominant theme.... Many of Caspers's stories are set in Minnesota's cattle and dairy country, and all of… Read more about this item Item Price
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