On the River Styx and other stories (1989)

by Peter Matthiessen

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Since the 1950s Peter Matthiessen has written fiction and nonfiction of elemental power and moral vision, including the acclaimed novels At Play in the Fields of the Lord and Far Tortuga and works of naturalism and exploration like the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leopard. This stunning collection of short stories, available for the first time in paperback, spans more than three decades of writing by one of the most acclaimed literary voices of our time.… (more)

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For an author mostly known for his books, largely non-fiction, this rare book of short stories is illuminating. Matthiessen notes at the outset that he hasn't written many short works, and always meant to write more. The stories exhibit Matthiessen's great range: rescue workers waiting for a body to surface; a German immigrant's struggle with her own family; a Native wolf tracker doubting his work; a naive nurse in a mental institution; and the racism of the Deep South. The book also details his growth as a writer, as he stories are arranged chronologically. Matthiesson grew on me with each story.

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On the River Styx and other stories

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1989

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For Sherry
My friend
for fifty years
who pestered me to
return to fiction
before the smoke
clears

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Since the 1950s Peter Matthiessen has written fiction and nonfiction of elemental power and moral vision, including the acclaimed novels At Play in the Fields of the Lord and Far Tortuga and works of naturalism and exploration like the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leopard. This stunning collection of short stories, available for the first time in paperback, spans more than three decades of writing by one of the most acclaimed literary voices of our time.

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