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Knockemstiff is a pitch-dark and often hilarious collection of stories set in the tiny Appalachian town of Knockemstiff, Ohio, a community so deprived and diminished it no longer appears on any map.
The youth of Knockemstiff grow up in the malignant shadow of their parents; raised on abuse, alcohol, drugs and cigarettes, they are stunted in every possible way: emotionally, mentally, sometimes physically. They talk a lot about escape but they never so much as cross the county line.
The stories in Knockemstiff are simple and compact, blunt and brutal, but are also infused with a deep sympathy for the incapacitating loneliness of poverty, neglect and severely limited horizons.
Knockemstiff is a human, very funny and unforgettable debut from a stunning new voice in American fiction.
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In Knockemstiff, Donald Ray Pollock give us the impossible - fast, funny stories about the saddest people you'll ever see in fiction ... More engaging than any new fiction in years (Chuck Palahniuk)
KNOCKEMSTIFF by Donald Ray Pollock is the best book I have ever read. This is the America they don't let you see on television. This is real literature. It will be read for centuries. (Michael Guinzburg)
It's as if you put David Lynch, Denis Johnson, and a drunk speed freak body builder into a blender. The result are some of the darkest, wildest, most messed up, hilarious stories I've ever read. Knockemstiff is really something (Willy Vlautin)
This electrifying collection of linked stories ... has the drive and impact of a fine novel. After every story in Knockemstiff I had to take a walk and let my head cool down. I keep reaching for some other writer to compare him with ... but Pollock is no shadow of anybody else. This is a powerful talent at work (Katherine Dunn, author of Geek Love)
I picked this up Sunday, intending to read a story or two before I went to the movies. Three hours later, I was reluctantly finishing the last story. I just couldn't put it down, because as sad, seedy and sordid as the lives and stories are, there was an honesty, commitment and balls-to-the-walls verve to the writing that was ultimately exhilarating ... This is the kind of short story collection that reminds people that love them why (Terry Goodman, Senior Book Buyer Amazon.com)
Descrizione del libro
Knockemstiff is the world of Vernon God Little by a writer who depicts poor America like no other. Donald Ray Pollock is an astonishing new voice in American fiction.
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- EditoreHarvill Secker
- Data di pubblicazione2008
- ISBN 10 1846551560
- ISBN 13 9781846551567
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- LinguaInglese
- Numero di pagine224
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. uk1st.edition.1st.printing,.vg hardback with decorated boards as published.15/44/62/66/52/77 Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng. Codice articolo 14...jhuuvc
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Da: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No dustjacket as issued. First British Edition. Signed by the author on title page. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Light grey paper backed boards with bright orange spine. Two small sticker ghosts (one on each panel); otherwise, book is in nearly new condition. 8vo. 206pp. Signed by Author. Codice articolo PARSpolKNO
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Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First British Edition. Publisher: Harvill Secker, London, 2008.FINE in thick cardboard boards, as issued. First British Edition, First Printing. As new. Unread. Pristine. Codice articolo 2201150008
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Da: THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, Regno Unito
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Hardcover. Condizione: As New. 1st Edition. My father showed me how to hurt a man one August night at the Torch Drive-in when I was seven years old. And that opening sentence is from this superb novel, which is SIGNED on the title page. Not only is this RARE it is also deliberately 'shabby' and decidedly uncouth. The rough cut thick cover boards are bashed deliberately, and the titling and text on the front and back boards are aggressively slapped on in thick black ink. This is a collectable and highly original edition, and it is much scarcer than the US first edition; especially as a SIGNED example. Signed by Author. Codice articolo ABE-1636717878272
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Da: THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, Regno Unito
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Hardcover. Condizione: As New. 1st Edition. SIGNED on the title page. This wonderfully original UK hardback first edition was deliberately made to look 'tough'. And that's because the book is beautifully filled with refreshingly tough regional American writing. Pollock is a great writer, and this is his first book. The cover boards are thick and bare, and the titling and wording front and back are stamped on in thick black ink. Superb in every way. Signed by Author. Codice articolo ABE-1636719187311
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Knockemstiff. UK first / first with signed bookplate
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Da: Signed and Delivered Books, Spalding, LINCS, Regno Unito
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Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. UK 1st edition / 1st printing (Harvill Secker, 2008). Signed to affixed bookplate. Very near fine condition, with just a hint of shelfwear to the boards. No dustwrapper, as issued. Bookseller's 'Signed Copy' sticker affixed to front board. PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING Our descriptions are accurate. Photos are of the actual book(s) for sale - if you require additional photos, please ask. We will despatch your books rapidly (almost always within 24 hrs of the receipt of your order) using proper book wraps / boxes. For books sold for more than £50 we will use only despatch methods that are fully tracked, insured and will require a signature on delivery. Postage costs are included in our prices for UK customers. For overseas customers, we have set a standard Abe postal rate, but will communicate direct with customers and charge the actual cost of postage and packing by tracked and insured delivery methods requiring signature. Please note that new EU regulations make it impractical for us to post books to the EU. Therefore, prospective customers from the EU are requested to email us before making an order so that we can discuss how best we might get the books they want to them. Signed by Author(s). Codice articolo 1427
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Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR001507533
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