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Winner of the 2001 Drue Heinz Literature Prize
Selected by C. Michael Curtis
The characters in Brett Ellen Block’s debut collection of short stories may know their destinations, but they don’t always rush to them. From a runaway on an ice cream truck to a down-and-out retiree in a porn shop, they struggle to face both their pasts and their futures.
In a series of tightly focused and deftly drawn vignettes, Block explores the detours, potholes, and speed bumps along the road of life. These are stories about people at loose ends in their lives, coming to the realization that they can’t always sit back and enjoy the ride. Whether they’re committing petty larceny, moping their way through the winding streets and canals of Venice, or seeking to escape North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Block’s characters are learning to get behind the wheel and take control.
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"Block's characters are often in that interestingly desperate condition halfway between comedy and total despair. Her stories have a headlong momentum, and a clear, fierce intelligence."-Charles Baxter
"In language that is truthful, focused, deceptively ordinary, and always observant, Block crafts stories about intimations of disaster or moments of awakening. These stories combine the blue collar texture and bulldog perplexity we associate with Raymond Carver and , on the other hand, the clipped economies of William Carlos Williams." -C. Michael Curtis
About the Author
Brett Ellen Block is a New Jersey native whose stories have appeared in The Sonora Review, The Mid-American Review,The Red Cedar Review, and various anthologies. Past winner of the Hopwood Prize and the Haugh Prize, she lives in Los Angeles, California.
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- PublisherUniversity of Pittsburgh Press
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 0822962454
- ISBN 13 9780822962458
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages158
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