The Best American Short Stories 1991
By Unknown Author.
Description
The first sentence of the first story in this collection--"We used to go to bars, the really seedy ones, to find our fights"--lures the reader with its promise of a strange and unfamiliar world. The selection, by Rick Bass, does not disappoint, taking us on a tour of "backwoods nightspots" where an aspiring fighter trains for a career in the big city. Story after story--there are 20 in all--matches Bass's opening gambit, with a dazzling mix of telling details and poignant character portraits. There are Charles D'Ambrosio Jr.'s 13-year-old protagonist who m...
ISBN(s)
0395544106, 9780395544105
