Greg Bottoms

Fight Scenes

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In an intricately linked series of poetic, short tales set in a 1983 suburb, Greg Bottoms portrays his life as one of two at-risk” boys as they attempt to learn how to be-and what it means to be-men. By turns funny, disquieting, and moving, Fight Scenes takes an unsparing look at juvenile disaffection and the dark side of white, working-class masculinity. By narrating his experiences with childhood buddy Mark, Bottoms shows how many of America's young men learn to think about work, sex, weakness, violence, and themselves.In a pared-down, highly readable style that brings to mind the work of Raymond Carver, Sherman Alexie, and Denis Johnson, B… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Powell, David (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-1-58243-652-4
EAN: 9781582436524
Produktnummer: 35533795
Verlag: Catapult
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 144 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 8'180 KB

Über den Autor

An essayist, memoirist, critic, and story writer, Greg Bottoms is the author of The Colorful Apocalypse, Fight Scenes, and more. He teaches creative writing at the University of Vermont.