Vox Populi |
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| Author:
| Reynolds, Clay |
| ISBN: | 978-1-933896-98-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Texas Review Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.95 |
Book Description:
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A nameless and sometimes hapless narrator moves through a series of casual encounters, mostly in the Southwest, with total strangers, average people going about day-to-day, often mudane activities, but taking time to reveal to him, unprompted, their life experiences. Although he does not invite their attention, they sometimes seem desperate to share their story with him, mostly because he's right there, sometimes trapped by circumstance. Often funny, sometimes sad, always poignant...
More DescriptionA nameless and sometimes hapless narrator moves through a series of casual encounters, mostly in the Southwest, with total strangers, average people going about day-to-day, often mudane activities, but taking time to reveal to him, unprompted, their life experiences. Although he does not invite their attention, they sometimes seem desperate to share their story with him, mostly because he's right there, sometimes trapped by circumstance. Often funny, sometimes sad, always poignant in a way, their voices, their words open up their deeper selves, reveal both the comedy and tragedy of individual life, and expose the unique humanity behind the anonymous faces of the ordinary person. Through their candid and unselfconscious revelations, they tell a composite story of the everyday individual muddling through the vicissitudes of everyday life.