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PublisherIndiana University Press

ISBN-100253008182

ISBN-139780253008183

eBay Product ID (ePID)150591928

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Book TitleNew Stories from the MidWest- 2012

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAnthologies (Multiple Authors)

Publication Year2013

GenreFiction

AuthorAnthony Doerr

Book SeriesBreak Away Bks.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight6.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-047305

Reviews"As this fresh anthology proves, there's a mix of writers and sensibilities that inhabit the literary Midwest as to make the term unpredictable."--Stuart Dybek, MacArthur Fellow and author of The Coast of Chicago, As this fresh anthology proves, there's a mix of writers and sensibilities that inhabit the literary Midwest as to make the term unpredictable., "As this fresh anthology proves, there's a mix of writers and sensibilities that inhabit the literary Midwest as to make the term unpredictable." -Stuart Dybek, MacArthur Fellow and author of The Coast of Chicago, "As this fresh anthology proves, there's a mix of writers and sensibilities that inhabit the literary Midwest as to make the term unpredictable. " -Stuart Dybek, MacArthur Fellow and author of The Coast of Chicago

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Table Of ContentContents Acknowledgments Editors' Note Introduction 1. Mr. Scary Charles Baxter from Ploughshares 2. To Psychic UnderworldDan Chaonfrom Tin House 3. Townie Roderic Crooks from Gulf Coast 4. The Amnesiac in the Maze Michael Czyzniejewski from Ninth Letter 5. The DeepAnthony Doerr from Zoetrope 6. Circling in the Air David Driscoll from Mississippi Review 7. Down to Bone Roxane Gayfrom Mid-American Review 8. Starry Night Lania Knight from Jabberwock Review 9. Peter Torrelli Falling Down Rebecca Makkaifrom Tin House 10. In Which a Coffin Is a Bed but an Ox Is Not a Coffin Brenda K. Marshall from Michigan Quarterly Review 11. Drunk Girl in Stilettos Lee Martinfrom The Georgia Review 12. The State Bird of Minnesota Charles McLeodfrom Michigan Quarterly Review 13. The Five Points of Performance Christopher Mohar from Southwest Review 14. The Baby Glows David James Poissant from The Southern Review 15. Splendid, Silent Sun Yelizaveta P. Renfrofrom Glimmer Train 16. Miscarriages Shannon Robinsonfrom Nimrod International Journal 17. American Bulldog Chad Simpson from Crab Orchard Review 18. Twelve + Twelve Christine Sneed from Glimmer Train 19. A Dry Season Ian Stanselfrom Ecotone 20. Schnecks Mark Wisniewski from Alaska Quarterly Review Contributors

SynopsisGuest editor John McNally introduces the anthology, which features short fiction by Charles Baxter, Dan Chaon, Christopher Mohar, Rebecca Makkai, Lee Martin, and others., New Stories from the Midwest presents a collection of stories that celebrate an American region too often ignored in discussions about distinctive regional literature. The editors solicited nominations from more than 300 magazines, literary journals, and small presses and narrowed the selection to 19 authors. The stories, written by Midwestern writers or focusing on the Midwest, demonstrate that the quality of fiction from and about the heart of the country rivals that of any other region. Guest editor John McNally introduces the anthology, which features short fiction by Charles Baxter, Dan Chaon, Christopher Mohar, Rebecca Makkai, Lee Martin, and others.

LC Classification NumberPS563