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Klappentext David Rabe, the Tony award-winning playwright of"Hurlyburly"and"In the Boom Boom Room," brings his intense vision to the world of fiction, with a short story collection of astonishing range and versatility. Whether he is writing about a marriage shadowed by the unacknowledged discord of a risky pregnancy, a group of men whose attempt to settle an account launches them toward unexpected violence, or a young journalist who believes he's escaped his Catholic roots only to be forced again to confront them by a priest who once mentored his writing, Rabe's strong, true voice tenders an inimitable portrait of America and offers benediction to her lost souls."A Primitive Heart"confirms the mastery of a writer and establishes David Rabe as an exciting voice in fiction. Zusammenfassung David Rabe! the Tony award-winning playwright of Hurlyburly and In the Boom Boom Room ! brings his intense vision to the world of fiction! with a short story collection of astonishing range and versatility. Whether he is writing about a marriage shadowed by the unacknowledged discord of a risky pregnancy! a group of men whose attempt to settle an account launches them toward unexpected violence! or a young journalist who believes he’s escaped his Catholic roots only to be forced again to confront them by a priest who once mentored his writing! Rabe’s strong! true voice tenders an inimitable portrait of America and offers benediction to her lost souls. A Primitive Heart confirms the mastery of a writer and establishes David Rabe as an exciting voice in fiction.
