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"More engaging than any new fiction in years." —Chuck Palahniuk An unforgettable work of fiction that peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents. Knockemstiff is a genuine entry into the literature of place. Spanning a period from the mid-sixties to the late nineties, the linked stories that comprise Knockemstiff feature a cast of recurring characters who are irresistibly, undeniably real. A father pumps his son full of steroids so he can vicariously relive his days as a perpetual runner-up body builder. A psychotic rural recluse comes upon two siblings committing incest and feels compelled to take action. Donald Ray Pollock presents his characters and the sordid goings-on with a stern intelligence, a bracing absence of value judgments, and a refreshingly dark sense of bottom-dog humor.
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Knockemstiff, Donald Ray Pollock
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- Année de publication
- 2009
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- Titre
- Knockemstiff
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Donald Ray Pollock
- Éditeur
- Random House LCC US
- Publié
- 2009
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN10
- 076792830X
- ISBN13
- 9780767928304
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Thème historique, Polars & Thrillers, Polars, Littérature contemporaine, Nouvelles, Horreur, États-Unis, Meurtres, Littérature américaine, Sexualité et intimité, Roman social, Nouvelles d'horreur, Violence, Désir, Drogues, Espoir, Destin, Solitude, Pauvreté, Narration, Gothique du Sud
- Évaluation
- 4 sur 5
- Description
- "More engaging than any new fiction in years." —Chuck Palahniuk An unforgettable work of fiction that peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents. Knockemstiff is a genuine entry into the literature of place. Spanning a period from the mid-sixties to the late nineties, the linked stories that comprise Knockemstiff feature a cast of recurring characters who are irresistibly, undeniably real. A father pumps his son full of steroids so he can vicariously relive his days as a perpetual runner-up body builder. A psychotic rural recluse comes upon two siblings committing incest and feels compelled to take action. Donald Ray Pollock presents his characters and the sordid goings-on with a stern intelligence, a bracing absence of value judgments, and a refreshingly dark sense of bottom-dog humor.