
Chemistry and Other Stories
(2007)A collection of stories by
Ron Rash
AwardsPEN/Faulkner Award for fiction (nominee)
In Ron Rash's stories, spanning the entire twentieth century in Appalachia, rural communities struggle with the arrival of a new era.
Three old men stalk the shadow of a giant fish no one else believes is there. A man takes up scuba diving in the town reservoir to fight off a killing depression. A grieving mother leads a surveyor into the woods to name once and for all the county where her son was murdered by thieves.
In the Appalachia of Ron Rash's stories, the collision of the old and new south, of antique and modern, resonate with the depth and power of ancient myths.
Three old men stalk the shadow of a giant fish no one else believes is there. A man takes up scuba diving in the town reservoir to fight off a killing depression. A grieving mother leads a surveyor into the woods to name once and for all the county where her son was murdered by thieves.
In the Appalachia of Ron Rash's stories, the collision of the old and new south, of antique and modern, resonate with the depth and power of ancient myths.
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Paperback Editions
April 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Chemistry and Other Stories Author(s): Ron Rash ISBN: 0-312-42508-2 / 978-0-312-42508-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Picador Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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