Stories of Breece d'J Pancake by Breece D'J Pancake and Andre Dubus 3rd (2002, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316715972
ISBN-139780316715973
eBay Product ID (ePID)2027769

Product Key Features

Book TitleStories of Breece D'j Pancake
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicShort Stories (Single Author), Small Town & Rural
IllustratorYes
FeaturesReprint
GenreFiction
AuthorBreece D'j Pancake, Andre Dubus 3rd
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight6.3 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-265314
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"Breece D'J Pancake's is an exceptional voice: gritty, mordant, invested with the texture of stroked reality, urgent, and haunting."-- Margaret Atwood, "Breece D'J Pancake's is an exceptional voice: gritty, mordant, invested with the texture of stroked reality, urgent, and haunting." -- Margaret Atwood
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisBreece D'J Pancake cut short a remarkably,promising career when he took his own life in 1979,at the age of twenty-six. in 1983 the posthumous,publication of this book - a collection of stories,that depict, with astonishing power and grace, the,world of Pancake's native rural West Virginia,- electrified the literary world with a force,that still resounds across two decades. One is,tempted to compare his debut to Hemingway's -,Joyce Carol Oates An exceptional voice -,Margaret Atwood The best, most sincere writer,I've ever read - Kurt Vonnegut., A collection of short stories that memorably capture American life in rural Appalachia by Breece D'J Pancake, the brilliant writer praised by Joyce Carol Oates as "a young writer of such extraordinary gifts that one is tempted to compare his debut to Hemingway's." Breece D'J Pancake cut short a promising career when he took his own life at the age twenty-six. Published posthumously, this is a collection of stories that depict the world of Pancake's native rural West Virginia with astonishing power and grace. "Breece D'J Pancake's is an exceptional voice: gritty, mordant, invested with the texture of stroked reality, urgent, and haunting." --Margaret Atwood, Breece D'J Pancake cut short a promising career when he took his own life at the age twenty-six. Published posthumously, this is a collection of stories that depict the world of Pancake's native rural West Virginia., Breece D'J Pancake cut short a remarkably promising career when he took his own life in 1979 at the age of twenty-six. In 1983 the posthumous publication of this book - a collection of stories that depict, with astonishing power and grace, the world of Pancake's native rural West Virginia - electrified the literary world with a force that still resounds across two decades. One is tempted to compare his debut to Hemingway's' - Joyce Carol Oates 'An exceptional voice' - Margaret Atwood 'The best, most sincere writer I've ever read' - Kurt Vonnegut'
LC Classification NumberPS3566

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    incredible stories from a criminally underrated author who sadly took his life long before his time.

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  • Insightful writing.

    Talented writer. Died way too soon.

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