This Place You Return to Is Home
Kirsty Gunn
(Author)
Description
The author of Rain and The Keepsake, Kirsty Gunn has received international acclaim and established herself as a uniquely powerful and significant young voice - a young master, in the words of the Los Angeles Times. Now Gunn gives us a collection of short stories that astonish with the resonant spareness of her craft. In these stories, mothers escape to remote country villages, making prisoners of their young children. A young man is made an indentured servant by his father, his violence atoning for loneliness. A wife comes to fear the closeness of her own husband's attentions. Haunted by the past, these stories explore the paradox of home as both a place of departure and return, comprising a range of voices portrayed with breathtaking skill. This Place You Return To Is Home cements Kirsty Gunn's reputation as one of our most talented young writers.
Product Details
Price
$12.00
$11.16
Publisher
Grove Press
Publish Date
March 02, 2000
Pages
208
Dimensions
5.01 X 0.63 X 7.28 inches | 0.39 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780802136824
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Kirsty Gunn is the author of several internationally acclaimed works of fiction, including the story collection This Place You Return to Is Home. Her first novel, Rain, was made into a feature film that was an official selection in 2002 at the Sundance and Cannes film festivals. She lives in London.