{"product_id":"9780062349347","title":"Something Rich and Strange : Selected Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSomething Rich and Strange\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ron Rash\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eSerena\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Cove\u003c\/em\u003e, thirty of his finest short stories, collected in one volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one captures the complexities of Appalachia—a rugged, brutal landscape of exquisite beauty—as evocatively and indelibly as author and poet Ron Rash. Winner of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, two O Henry prizes, and a finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award, Rash brilliantly illuminates the tensions between the traditional and the modern, the old and new south, tenderness and violence, man and nature. Though the focus is regional, the themes of Rash’s work are universal, striking an emotional chord that resonates deep within each of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSomething\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRich and Strange\u003c\/em\u003e showcases this revered master’s artistry and craftsmanship in thirty stories culled from his previously published collections \u003cem\u003eNothing Gold Can Stay, Burning Bright, Chemistry, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Night New Jesus Fell to Earth\u003c\/em\u003e. Each work of short fiction demonstrates Rash’s dazzling ability to evoke the heart and soul of this land and its people—men and women inexorably tethered to the geography that defines and shapes them. Filled with suspense and myth, hope and heartbreak, told in language that flows like “shimmering, liquid poetry” (\u003cem\u003eAtlanta Journal Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eSomething Rich and Strange\u003c\/em\u003e is an iconic work from an American literary virtuoso. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eRash is the master of his craft…The poet in Rash comes out in every story, in language so choice that even his shortest stories pack a serious wallop… Readers will want to read slowly, dipping into the contents judiciously to extend the pleasures of this stunning collection.\u003cbr\u003e“This selection of 34 stories from four collections signals the growing prominence of a fine author… These superbly suspenseful stories evoke a world of hurt, but what makes them so deeply satisfying is that they enlarge our capacity for empathy.”\u003cbr\u003e“No one writes better about the misunderstood, bedeviled, mule-stubborn inhabitants of Southern Appalachia than Rash... \u003ci\u003eSomething Rich and Strange\u003c\/i\u003e is a bonanza for short-story fans, and another great introduction to Rash for those who haven’t read the originals yet.”\u003cbr\u003e“For those unfamiliar with the beautiful and searing short stories of Ron Rash, \u003ci\u003eSomething Rich and Strange\u003c\/i\u003e is a generous, well-timed introduction…. Rash’s stories tell in crisp, gripping prose the emotional travails of life on the Appalachian outback… Powerful and beautifully told.”\u003cbr\u003e“Rash’s stories show the highs of lows of life in the Appalachians through the decades, from the hardscrabble years of the Great Depression through the current challenges of meth addiction… Something Rich and Strange showcase[s] Rash’s narrative powers and convey why his work has won so many accolades.”\u003cbr\u003e“[Rash] brings his poet’s eyes to the images of his people and place and his native ears to the language of that locale… Rash’s writing resonates with our lives.”\u003cbr\u003e“Ron Rash’s stories portray the Appalachian landscape in all its brutal, exquisite complexity… It is not an easy feat for a writer to portray a region so fully that enduring truths are found in local circumstance… [Rash] beautifully illustrates the appeal and vexation of the South.”\u003cbr\u003e“Ron Rash occupies an odd place in the pantheon of great American writers, and you’d better believe he belongs there…Something Rich and Strange is a major short-story anthology that can introduce new readers to this author’s haunting talents and reaffirm what his established following already knows.”\u003cbr\u003e“Expect to be good for nothing for a long time after you read Ron Rash. His writing is powerful, stripped down and very still... Rash’s spectacular stories may originate in the peculiar soil of Appalachia, but their reach and their rewards are vast.”\u003cbr\u003e“[R]ich and strange are two words that aptly apply to this book. I have two other words to continue with: Simply beautiful... some of the stories are so searing, it’s as if someone has taken a stick from a blazing fire and pressed it into your hand.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062349347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41102810317006,"sku":"9780062349347","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062349347.jpg?v=1649477254","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062349347","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}