Driving the Heart and Other Stories
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Book Overview
A debut collection of short fiction by an author whose work has appeared in Best American Short Stories and other collections and periodicals features such works as Thief, Dog Lover, Sadness of the Body, and the title story, about a man who transports organs for transplants.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0393047210
ISBN13:9780393047219
Release Date:January 1999
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Tremendous debut
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
After reading the first three stories I called three friends and told them they had to get this book. Mr. Brown's imagination and diligent investigation of the psyche provide an engaging view of human reality. Not since Denis Johnson have I been so inspired by a collection of stories.
Worth the Wait...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Having been a former student of Mr. Brown, I remember reading some of these stories as he shared them with students. I have been waiting for this collection to come out and it has been well worth the wait. Brown is yet another in a long line of very talented young writers to come out of Cornell and Stanford! Animal Stories is my favorite, but all of the stories in this collection are intense and immensely readable. I now look forward to Brown's next collection!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
DARK, DISTURBING & BEAUTIFUL. THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I'VE READ THIS YEAR.
an excellent book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
this is a great book, such quirky, funny, sad situations, such insightful writing, i remember reading brown's title story in best american and was wowed by it
Terrific!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This is a wonderful collection. Even though this is a first book, the writer seems like a real craftsman. The title story--Driving the Heart--is an amazing piece of fiction. Brown puts interesting characters in these quirky situations, and the results are fantastic.
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