Bibliograph

In the heart of the heart of the country, and other stories, William H. Gass ; introduction by Joanna Scott

Type

Label

In the heart of the heart of the country, and other stories, William H. Gass ; introduction by Joanna Scott

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

In the heart of the heart of the country

Oclc number

894519672

Responsibility statement

William H. Gass ; introduction by Joanna Scott

Series statement

NYRB classics

Sub title

and other stories

Summary

"In the Heart of the Heart of the Country is vintage William H. Gass: two novellas and three short stories, set in the Midwest, exhibiting Gass's characteristic and wildly original verbal brilliance and philosophical acuity. The volume includes The Pedersen Kid, a story originally published a few years before the 1965 publication of Gass's first novel Omensetter's Luck. Words populate these stories, as squirming, regal, and unexpected as the roaches, boys, icicles, neighbors, neuroses, and properties they describe. No matter how strange or estranged the human consciousness directing each symphony of words, his or her fear, delight, and disgust is uncanny and familiar"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction / by Joanna Scott -- Preface / by William H. Gass -- The Pedersen kid -- Mrs. Mean -- Icicles -- Order of insects -- In the heart of the heart of the country

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