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Knockemstiff
by Donald Ray Pollock
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0385523823
- ISBN 13
- 9780385523820
- Seller
-
Scotia, New York, United States
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About This Item
2008 Doubleday first edition, fourth printing. Signed by Pollock on the title page.
Condition of the book is Near Fine, with no significant condition issues.
Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good Plus. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It has a bit of light wear along the top edge of the front panel.
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Synopsis
In this unforgettable work of fiction, Donald Ray Pollock peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents.Spanning a period from the mid-sixties to the late nineties, the linked stories that comprise Knockemstiff feature a cast of recurring characters who are woebegone, baffled and depraved--but irresistibly, undeniably real. Rendered in the American vernacular with vivid imagery and a wry, dark sense of humor, these thwarted and sometimes violent lives jump off the page at the reader with inexorable force. A father pumps his son full of steroids so he can vicariously relive his days as a perpetual runner-up body builder. A psychotic rural recluse comes upon two siblings committing incest and feels compelled to take action. Donald Ray Pollock presents his characters and the sordid goings-on with a stern intelligence, a bracing absence of value judgments, and a refreshingly dark sense of bottom-dog humor.With an artistic instinct honed on the works of Flannery O'Connor and Harry Crews, Pollock offers a powerful work of fiction in the classic American vein. Knockemstiff is a genuine entry into the literature of place.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harpo Speaks Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3019
- Title
- Knockemstiff
- Author
- Donald Ray Pollock
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition, fourth printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385523823
- ISBN 13
- 9780385523820
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction: Modern;
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About the Seller
Harpo Speaks Books
Biblio member since 2015
Scotia, New York
About Harpo Speaks Books
I've been a book collector for over forty years, and an online seller since 2015.
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Feel free to contact me with any questions, or if you would like more information (including more photos) on any of the items I have listed.
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