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Title: I Hate To See That Evening Sun Go Down : Collected Stories by William Gay ISBN: 0-7432-4088-X Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Lyrical
Comment: William Gay has staked out the Tennessee/Alabama border country and made it his own playground. The stories are compelling and have a depth that is unusual in short fiction. I put Gay right up there with Raymond Carver and John Cheever as a champion of the American short story. Gay's greatest strength is his ability to use dialogue to move the story forward. There is nothing artificial or stilted about any of the words used by the characters in Gay's stories. The usual southern melancholy and pathos is present in each story--we are dealing with broken hearts, eny, greed, dementia in old folks, quick and lethal brutality. It's all there. But done in such a free and easy manner that you almost forget about the terrible events unfolding before your eyes and get lost in the lovely use of language. And one crucial point, the stories have a conclusion. Too often I find that modern fiction has no beginning, no middle and no end. Gay starts his stories and ends his stories--he first and foremost is a tremendously gifted storyteller, of that there is no question.
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolutely Superb!
Comment: I purchased this book based largely on the strength of the reviews below. If anything, they understate the the quality of the writing and stories contained in the book. I found stories to be compelling and the writing superb. If you enjoy truly great writing and short stories you will not want to pass this book up. I am amazed that this collection has not recieved more attention or acclaim. (By the way, I agree with Francis' observation in her review that the "expert" reviewer who opined that Gay's characters are undeveloped obviously didn't actually read the book).
Rating: 5
Summary: Simply Brilliant
Comment: I found this author by chance and haven't looked back since. His writing brings you inside of the words, characters and the settings. I especially like the "southern flavor" that flows from his pen and highly recommend his books to all readers of southern culture.
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Title: The Long Home by William Gay ISBN: 1878448056 Publisher: MacMurray & Beck Communication Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.50 |
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Title: Provinces of Night : A Novel by William Gay ISBN: 0385499280 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 09 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Poachers : Stories by Tom Franklin ISBN: 0688177719 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 30 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Hell at the Breech : A Novel by Tom Franklin ISBN: 0688167411 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: The Resurrectionists: A Novel by Michael Collins ISBN: B0000C7BNC Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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