Blues and Trouble Twelve Stories

Exploring the diverse landscape of American life, the stories in Blues and Trouble: Twelve Stories capture the lives of people caught between circumstance and their own natures or on the run from fate, from a Jewish couple encountering a dealer in Nazi memorabilia to the troubled family of a Gulf Coast fisherman awaiting a hurricane. Tom Piazza's debut short story collection, originally published in 1996, heralded the arrival of a startlingly original and vital presence in American fiction and letters. Set in Memphis, New Orleans, Florida, Texas, New York City, and elsewhere, the stories echo voices from Ernest Hemingway to Robert Johnson in their sharp eye for detail and their emotional impact. New to this volume is an introduction written by the author. Drawing themes, forms, and stylistic approaches from blues and country music, these stories present a tough, haunting vision of a landscape where the social and spiritual ground shifts constantly underfoot.

ISBN:	9781496841926
Publisher:	University Press of Mississippi
Imprint:	University Press of Mississippi
Published date:	30 Oct 2022
DEWEY:	813.6
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	277
Weight:	213g
Height:	216mm
Width:	140mm
Spine width:	10mm

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