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Knockemstiff
A General Fiction Novel by Donald Ray Pollock
Subgenres:
- Linked Stories,
- Midwestern America,
- Dark Humor
This book is for you if you're into...
- Linked stories about a gritty Midwestern town across decades
- Dark humor rooted in bleak, resilient lives
- Recurring characters whose choices spiral into the bizarre
More engaging than any new fiction in years.
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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