Description: Further DetailsTitle: The SpoilsCondition: NewSubtitle: StoriesAuthor: Casey PyciorFormat: PaperbackISBN-10: 0875807615EAN: 9780875807614ISBN: 9780875807614Publisher: Northern Illinois University PressGenre: FictionRelease Date: 03/15/2017Description: Deep in the landlocked heart of the Midwest, the characters in The Spoils are drowning under the weight of masculinity, paralyzed in the grip of things left unsaid. These men are broken and breaking, struggling to reckon with the decisions they've made and those they have yet to face. Set mostly in and around Kansas, the stories in this powerful collection explore how men perform, in their jobs and personal lives, and investigate the gray area between doing what's best for oneself and acting a part to make others happy. A man questions whether he should leave his drug-addicted girlfriend and her son or stay, sacrificing his own well-being to be the boy's father. Fed up with the role of the stooge, a Washington Generals player takes his A-game to the Harlem Globetrotters and has to face the unforeseen consequences. A rookie prison guard sent to procure a death row inmate's final meal commits a small, subversive act of humanity. In a world where the line between right and wrong is constantly shifting, some struggle to do the right thing, while others eschew the line altogether and deal with the sometimes violent repercussions. The Spoils examines these difficult choices and will appeal to readers of literary fiction and short stories, especially readers of fiction based in the Midwest.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmItem Width: 10mmItem Weight: 454gBook Series: Switchgrass BooksRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Spoils
Title: The Spoils
Subtitle: Stories
ISBN-10: 0875807615
EAN: 9780875807614
ISBN: 9780875807614
Release Date: 03/15/2017
Release Year: 2017
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Switchgrass Books
Book Title: Spoils : Stories
Number of Pages: 158 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2017
Topic: Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Author: Casey Pycior
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Book Series: Switchgrass Bks.
Format: Trade Paperback
