| In the Land of Men: Stories Contributor(s): Nelson, Antonya (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684846861 ISBN-13: 9780684846866 Publisher: Scribner Book Company OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1999 Annotation: Nelson's acclaimed second collection of short stories portrays women whose lives have slipped from their moorings and who are unsure about what direction to take, and the men who are unable to anchor or touch them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98032067 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (0.71 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this powerful collection of stories, Antonya Nelson portrays women whose lives have slipped loose from their moorings and the men who can't really anchor them. Here we meet Roxanne, the tomboy who consistently chooses men who are not her equal; the loving Marta, whose husband keeps a separate house where he retreats when married life overwhelms him; and Bebe, a married mother of two teenagers who leaves it all behind when her lover comes on a motorcycle to claim her. With painfully keen perception, Nelson creates stories that linger in the mind long after they are read, and which create a unique view of relations between the sexes in the small towns and big cities of America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nelson, Antonya: - Antonya Nelson teaches creative writing at the University of Houston, and is the award-winning author of three novels and four short story collections. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, and The Best American Short Stories. She divides her time among Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico. |