ISBN: 9780871138675

This luminous new collection of stories from the author of Dogfight and Divining Rod astutely explores rediscovered love, reconciliation, and peace amid the trials of everyday life. In ea… Altro …

This luminous new collection of stories from the author of Dogfight and Divining Rod astutely explores rediscovered love, reconciliation, and peace amid the trials of everyday life. In each story in Goodnight, Nobody, characters are surprised by their mettle even as they recognize their fallibility; they are convinced of the power of love, family, and trust even as they experience the danger of obsession, anger, and simple accident. In the subtle romance "Birdland," a beautiful This luminous new collection of stories from the author of Dogfight and Divining Rod astutely explores rediscovered love, reconciliation, and peace amid the trials of everyday life. In each story in Goodnight, Nobody, characters are surprised by their mettle even as they recognize their fallibility; they are convinced of the power of love, family, and trust even as they experience the danger of obsession, anger, and simple accident. In the subtle romance "Birdland," a beautiful ornithologist from up north does her best to deny the lure of a parrot-populated Alabama village and its resident driftwood carver. In the stylistically daring masterpiece "Killing Stonewall Jackson," a rough band of Confederate soldiers contemplate the distant, fabled Stonewall Jackson, the man who has sent them to a hellish battlefield. Stirring tenderness in equal parts with violence, Goodnight, Nobody will amaze with Michael Knight's graceful sense of humor and empathy with the human spirit. Books, Fiction~~Short Stories (single author), Goodnight-Nobody~~Michael-Knight, , , , , , , , , , Grove/Atlantic, Inc.<

ISBN: 0871138670

Michael Knight received a special PEN/Hemingway citation for his startling, finely crafted first collection, Dogfight and Other Stories, and The Wall Street Journal called Divining Rod "a… Altro …

Michael Knight received a special PEN/Hemingway citation for his startling, finely crafted first collection, Dogfight and Other Stories, and The Wall Street Journal called Divining Rod "a potent novel from a talented new author." Goodnight, Nobody, a brilliant collection of stories about rediscovered love, reconciliation, and peace amid the trials of everyday life, proves once again that he is "a genius of the ordinary" (Frederick Barthelme). In each story, characters are surprised by their mettle even as they recognize their fallibility; they are convinced of the power of love, family, and trust even as they experience the danger of obsession, anger, and simple accident. In the subtle romance "Birdland," a beautiful ornithologist from up north does her best to deny the lure of a parrot-populated Alabama village and its resident driftwood carver. In the stylistically daring masterpiece "Killing Stonewall Jackson," a rough band of Confederate soldiers contemplate the distant, fabled Stonewall Jackson, the man who has sent them to a hellish battlefield. Stirring tenderness in equal parts with grit, Michael Knight infuses his luminous new collection with graceful humor and uncommon empathy for the self-destructed. An exquisite new short-story collection by an award-winning "writer of the first rank" -- Esquire anthologies,contemporary,fiction,literary,literature and fiction,short stories Literature & Fiction, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated<

ISBN: 0871138670

Michael Knight received a special PEN/Hemingway citation for his startling, finely crafted first collection, Dogfight and Other Stories, and The Wall Street Journal called Divining Rod "a… Altro …

Michael Knight received a special PEN/Hemingway citation for his startling, finely crafted first collection, Dogfight and Other Stories, and The Wall Street Journal called Divining Rod "a potent novel from a talented new author." Goodnight, Nobody, a brilliant collection of stories about rediscovered love, reconciliation, and peace amid the trials of everyday life, proves once again that he is "a genius of the ordinary" (Frederick Barthelme). In each story, characters are surprised by their mettle even as they recognize their fallibility; they are convinced of the power of love, family, and trust even as they experience the danger of obsession, anger, and simple accident. In the subtle romance "Birdland," a beautiful ornithologist from up north does her best to deny the lure of a parrot-populated Alabama village and its resident driftwood carver. In the stylistically daring masterpiece "Killing Stonewall Jackson," a rough band of Confederate soldiers contemplate the distant, fabled Stonewall Jackson, the man who has sent them to a hellish battlefield. Stirring tenderness in equal parts with grit, Michael Knight infuses his luminous new collection with graceful humor and uncommon empathy for the self-destructed. An exquisite new short-story collection by an award-winning "writer of the first rank" -- Esquire anthologies,contemporary,fiction,literary,literature and fiction,short stories Literature & Fiction, Atlantic Monthly Press<

ISBN: 0871138670

Michael Knight received a special PEN/Hemingway citation for his startling, finely crafted first collection, Dogfight and Other Stories, and The Wall Street Journal called Divining Rod "a… Altro …

Michael Knight received a special PEN/Hemingway citation for his startling, finely crafted first collection, Dogfight and Other Stories, and The Wall Street Journal called Divining Rod "a potent novel from a talented new author." Goodnight, Nobody, a brilliant collection of stories about rediscovered love, reconciliation, and peace amid the trials of everyday life, proves once again that he is "a genius of the ordinary" (Frederick Barthelme). In each story, characters are surprised by their mettle even as they recognize their fallibility; they are convinced of the power of love, family, and trust even as they experience the danger of obsession, anger, and simple accident. In the subtle romance "Birdland," a beautiful ornithologist from up north does her best to deny the lure of a parrot-populated Alabama village and its resident driftwood carver. In the stylistically daring masterpiece "Killing Stonewall Jackson," a rough band of Confederate soldiers contemplate the distant, fabled Stonewall Jackson, the man who has sent them to a hellish battlefield. Stirring tenderness in equal parts with grit, Michael Knight infuses his luminous new collection with graceful humor and uncommon empathy for the self-destructed. An exquisite new short-story collection by an award-winning "writer of the first rank" -- Esquire anthologies,contemporary,literary,literature and fiction,short stories Literature & Fiction, Atlantic Monthly Press<