The Stories of Breece d'J Pancake |
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Author:
| Dubus, Andre Pancake, Breece D'J |
ISBN: | 978-0-316-71597-3 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2002 |
Publisher: | Little Brown & Company
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Imprint: | Back Bay Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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Breece D'J Pancake cut short a remarkably,promising career when he took his own life in 1979,at the age of twenty-six. in 1983 the posthumous,publication of this book - a collection of stories,that depict, with astonishing power and grace, the,world of Pancake's native rural West Virginia,- electrified the literary world with a force,that still resounds across two decades. One is,tempted to compare his debut to Hemingway's -,Joyce Carol Oates An exceptional voice -,Margaret Atwood The...
More DescriptionBreece D'J Pancake cut short a remarkably,promising career when he took his own life in 1979,at the age of twenty-six. in 1983 the posthumous,publication of this book - a collection of stories,that depict, with astonishing power and grace, the,world of Pancake's native rural West Virginia,- electrified the literary world with a force,that still resounds across two decades. One is,tempted to compare his debut to Hemingway's -,Joyce Carol Oates An exceptional voice -,Margaret Atwood The best, most sincere writer,I've ever read - Kurt Vonnegut.