Knockemstiff

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Donald Ray Pollock: Knockemstiff (Hardcover, 2008, Doubleday)

Hardcover, 224 pages

English language

Published March 18, 2008 by Doubleday.

ISBN:
978-0-385-52382-0
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OCLC Number:
173809028

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In this unforgettable work of fiction, Donald Ray Pollock peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents.Spanning a period from the mid-sixties to the late nineties, the linked stories that comprise Knockemstiff feature a cast of recurring characters who are woebegone, baffled and depraved--but irresistibly, undeniably real. Rendered in the American vernacular with vivid imagery and a wry, dark sense of humor, these thwarted and sometimes violent lives jump off the page at the reader with inexorable force. A father pumps his son full of steroids so he can vicariously relive his days as a perpetual runner-up body builder. A psychotic rural recluse comes upon two siblings committing incest and feels compelled to take action. Donald Ray Pollock presents his characters and the sordid goings-on with a stern intelligence, a bracing absence of value judgments, and a …

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Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Fiction - General
  • Short Stories (single author)
  • Fiction / General
  • General
  • Knockemstiff (Ohio)
  • Social life and customs