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Kate Riley is not the sort of heroine we meet in most American
novels. Self-centered, shape-shifting, driven from one man to
another and one city to the next, she is all too real but not at
all the loyal and steady homebody of idealized womanhood. When we
first encounter her, Kate is about to undergo exploratory brain
surgery for a condition she herself has fabricated. Sobered by the
gravity of the procedure, she commences a journey of memory that
takes us back to the Saskatchewan village where she grew up and to
the singular event that altered her forever and irrevocably set the
course of her life. From her childhood, in which she was held
captive to a mother gone mad, through her adult life, which unfolds
as a mesmerizing sequence of men, abandoned children, and perpetual
movement, Kate's story is one of desperation and remarkable
invention, a strangely American tale, narrated by one of our most
original writers.
In a literary career spanning more than fifty years, Wallace
Stegner created a remarkable record of the history and culture of
twentieth-century America. Each of the thirty-one stories contained
in this volume embody some of the best virtues and values to be
found in contemporary fiction, demonstrating why the author is
acclaimed as one of America's master storytellers. BACKCOVER:
?Exemplary stories . . . The reader of Stegner's writing is
immediately reminded of an essential America . . . a distinct
place, a unique people, a common history, and a shared heritage
remembered as only Stegner can.?
"?Los Angeles Times"
Wallace Stegner founded the acclaimed Stanford Writing Program—a program whose alumni include such literary luminaries as Larry McMurtry, Robert Stone, and Raymond Carver. Here Lynn Stegner brings together eight of Stegner's previously uncollected essays—including four never-before-published pieces—on writing fiction and teaching creative writing. In this unique collection he addresses every aspect of fiction writing—from the writer's vision to his or her audience, from the use of symbolism to swear words, from the mystery of the creative process to the recognizable truth it seeks finally to reveal. His insights will benefit anyone interested in writing fiction or exploring ideas about fiction's role in the broader culture.
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