Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
259
Language
English
Published
May 1, 1995
Publisher
Doubleday
ISBN-10
0385477279
ISBN-13
9780385477277
Description
In his passionate, luminous novels, David James Duncan has won the devotion of countless critics and readers, earning comparisons to Harper Lee, Tom Robbins, and J.D. Salinger, to name just a few. Now Duncan distills his remarkable powers of observation into this unique collection of short stories and essays.
At the heart of Duncan's tales are characters undergoing the complex and violent process of transformation, with results both painful and wondrous. Equally affecting are his nonfiction reminiscences, the "river teeth" of the title. He likens his memories to the remains of old-growth trees that fall into Northwestern rivers and are sculpted by time and water. These experiences—shaped by his own river of time—are related with the art and grace of a master storyteller. In River Teeth , a uniquely gifted American writer blends two forms, taking us into the rivers of truth and make-believe, and all that lies in between.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
At the heart of Duncan's tales are characters undergoing the complex and violent process of transformation, with results both painful and wondrous. Equally affecting are his nonfiction reminiscences, the "river teeth" of the title. He likens his memories to the remains of old-growth trees that fall into Northwestern rivers and are sculpted by time and water. These experiences—shaped by his own river of time—are related with the art and grace of a master storyteller. In River Teeth , a uniquely gifted American writer blends two forms, taking us into the rivers of truth and make-believe, and all that lies in between.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Genres
Art & Photography