Crow Fair (Vintage Contemporaries)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (794 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345805917 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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But under-girding his signature visceral, unpredictable humor is a new sense of wistfulness, nostalgia, and loss. The only thing the reader can expect is to be surprised—by McGuane’s deadpan wit, his hyperactive imagination, and his deep appreciation for the human comedy.” —The Christian Science Monitor “One of our best living American short-story writers. McGuane enriches every life he renders. Even when his characters don’t get lucky, they get great lines.” —TheSeattle Times “Wonderful. Crow Fair is funny, of course: It couldn’t be written by McGuane if it weren’t. Seventeen stories, straightforward but wel
Paul Jarzemsky said Like most of McGuane's fiction this book is set in. I'm a big fan of McGuane, but I read this book over a year ago, and don't remember if it was in the first person. Like most of McGuane's fiction this book is set in contemporary Montana, is very entertaining with goof-ball characters and the writer's ribald sense of humor. I. "Classic Tom McGuane" according to Thoreau. McGuane is one of the finest writers of his generation. This collection reinforces his place in literature. If you are a fan, this is a must have book.. Beautiful work of literary fiction Crow Fair by Thomas McGuane is a work of beautifully written literary works of short fiction, each story is set in Big Sky country, and yet while family and friendships appears to be the central theme, each story, there are seventeen in all, are quite different and yet all the stories draw the reader into the messed up lives of the characters, yet their flaws make them even more human and readily accessible to the reader. It is no
Thomas McGuane lives in McLeod, Montana. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the author of ten novels, three works of nonfiction, and two other collections of stories.
In this triumphant collection, filled with grace and humor, the ties of family make for uncomfortable binds: A devoted son is horrified to discover his mother’s antics before she slipped into dementia, and a father’s outdoor skills are no match for a change in the weather. Or when a gifted traveling cattle breeder succumbs to the lure of a stranger’s offer of easy money. McGuane is as witty and large-hearted as we have ever known him, and Crow Fair is a jubilant, thunderous confirmation of his status as a modern master.. But complications arise equally in the absence of blood, as when lifelong friends on a fishing trip finally confront their deep dislike for each other. A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the YearSet in his beloved Big Sky country, these stories attest to the generous compass of Thomas McGuane’s fellow feeling, as well as to his unique way with words and a comic genius in the vein of Twain and Gogol