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- 224pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
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"More engaging than any new fiction in years." —Chuck Palahniuk An unforgettable work of fiction that peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents. Knockemstiff is a genuine entry into the literature of place. 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 irresistibly, undeniably real. 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 refreshingly dark sense of bottom-dog humor.
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Knockemstiff, Donald Ray Pollock
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2009
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- Titolo
- Knockemstiff
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Donald Ray Pollock
- Editore
- Random House LCC US
- Pubblicato
- 2009
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 224
- ISBN10
- 076792830X
- ISBN13
- 9780767928304
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Tema stórico, Gialli & Thriller, Gialli, Narrativa contemporanea, Racconti, Horror, USA, Omicidi, Letteratura Americana, Sessualità e intimità, Romanzi sociali, Violenza, Racconti horror, Desiderio, Droghe, Speranza, Destino, Solitudine, Povertà, Narrazione, Gothic del Sud
- Valutazione
- 4 su 5
- Descrizione
- "More engaging than any new fiction in years." —Chuck Palahniuk An unforgettable work of fiction that peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents. Knockemstiff is a genuine entry into the literature of place. 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 irresistibly, undeniably real. 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 refreshingly dark sense of bottom-dog humor.