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Zusatztext "Each of the stories in this collection comes to life under the power of Rash's muscular way with words...The author creates a slice of life so authentic you can hear the rushing water and see the falling tears." Informationen zum Autor Ron Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena and Above the Waterfall , in addition to four prizewinning novels, including The Cove, One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River , and The World Made Straight ; four collections of poems; and six collections of stories, among them Burning Bright , which won the 2010 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, and Chemistry and Other Stories , which was a finalist for the 2007 PEN/Faulkner Award. Twice the recipient of the O. Henry Prize, he teaches at Western Carolina University. Klappentext New York Times bestselling author Ron Rash returns again to Appalachia to capture lives haunted by violence and tenderness, hope and fear, in a collection of unforgettable stories that span the Civil War to the present day. The violence of Rash's characters and their raw settings are matched only by their resonance and stark beauty, a masterful combination that has earned Rash an avalanche of praise. Zusammenfassung From Ron Rash! PEN / Faulkner Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Serena ! comes a new collection of unforgettable stories set in Appalachia that focuses on the lives of those haunted by violence and tenderness! hope and fear—spanning the Civil War to the present day. The darkness of Ron Rash’s work contrasts with its unexpected sensitivity and stark beauty in a manner that could only be accomplished by this master of the short story form. Nothing Gold Can Stay includes 14 stories! including Rash’s “The Trusty!” which first appeared in The New Yorker. ...
