Donald Ray Pollock: Knockemstiff

Donald Ray Pollocks legendariska debut! Från en bit in på 60-talet fram till slutet av 90-talet får vi genom arton sammanlänkade berättelser följa invånarna i samhället Knockemstiff, Ohio. Mer än trettio år av våld, fördärv, lustar, galenskap, sta...

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Blunt, brutal, but infused with a deep sympathy, Knockemstiff is a pitch-dark and hilarious collection of stories set in a tiny town in Southern Ohio. The youth of Knockemstiff grow up in the malignant shadow of their parents; raised on abuse, alc...

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"A debut collection of terrifying, darkly funny stories concerning the drug-addled, beaten-down inhabitants of a southern Ohio holler called Knockemstiff. . . . Pollock grabs by the throat and doesn't let go--"Kirkus."

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Blunt, brutal, but infused with a deep sympathy, Knockemstiff is a pitch-dark and hilarious collection of stories set in a tiny town in Southern Ohio. The youth of Knockemstiff grow up in the malignant shadow of their parents; raised on abuse, alc...

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In 'Hair's Fate', when Daniel's father chops off his hair with a kitchen knife for meddling with his younger sister's doll, he decides to leave home. He hitches a ride with a trucker by the name of Cowboy Roy who plies him with liquor and pills, b...

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Wenn die Hölle in dir steckt, gibt es kein Entkommen! Knockemstiff, Ohio, ist ein tristes Kaff in der weiten Leere des Mittleren Westens. Hier trifft man auf Auÿenseiter, die hin- und hergerissen sind zwischen Sehnsucht und verlorener Hoffnung, ...

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