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Breece D'J Pancake cut short a remarkably promising career when he took his own life in 1979 at the age of twenty-six. In 1983 the posthumous publication of this book - a collection of stories that depict, with astonishing power and grace, the world of Pancake's native rural West Virginia - electrified the literary world with a force that still resounds across two decades. "One is tempted to compare his debut to Hemingway's" - Joyce Carol Oates "An exceptional voice" - Margaret Atwood "The best, most sincere writer I've ever read" - Kurt Vonnegut
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I OPEN the truck's door, step onto brick side street. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It really is time you discovered this man's work. His suicide while in his mid twenties cut short a literary career of incredible promise and denied Pancake the true recognition he deserves. Set among the land and people of West Virginia that he knows and understands so well, these sparse, graceful stories are beautifully crafted and both move and compel the reader. It is not overstating things to compare this book to 'Dubliners'.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Breece Pancake is the best short story writer that you've never heard of. His tales of modern West Virginia life are good the way Hemingway's work is good, or Raymond Carver's. Pancake has things to say and he says them with authority, style and grace. This is an outstanding collection.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I originally came across this collection of stories by accident, and as soon as I had read the first one I began to search for more material by this astounding author. Sadly his life was short and this remains the only collection available. When reading these stories one can tell that little research was required, this was his life, his land and his people. The characters and situations are so consistent, so real, that it is easy to slip into this dark and troubling world and feel part of it. Pancake has the true gift of writing as though this was easy, as if these words are flowing without effort, and yet he worked tremendously hard to achieve this effect, and the end result is simply stunning. Read this, if you appreciate true writing genius you will not be disappointed.
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A collection to read, enjoy, and then return to
I first read this book in 1988, but I have returned to it many times since, to reflect on the beauty of the prose and the land it describes.
Published on 11 Jun 1999
Wonderful --and knowledgeable-- Appalachian short fiction
This is an utterly sterling collection of short fiction set in Appalachian by a writer who truly knew the people, their language, and their land. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 1999
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