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In this unforgettable work of fiction, donald ray pollock peers into the soul of a tough midwestern american town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives. He dropped out of high school at seventeen to work in a meatpacking plant, and then spent thirtytwo years employed in a paper mill in chillicothe, ohio. Some folks have compared pollock to raymond carver. The heavenly table is published by doubleday on july 12, 2016. Donald ray pollock presents his characters and the sordid goingson with a stern. Mar 23, 2008 the only display of civic pride evident in donald ray pollocks first book is a blue tattoo the words knockemstiff, ohio etched like a road sign on the bony white backside of a. I n an era of ironic detachment and in a time when bluecollar sentiment is worn like the newest fashion, donald ray pollock is the genuine article. Donald ray pollock is currently considered a single author. In 1917, just as another hellish august was starting to come to an end along the border that divides georgia and alabama, pearl jewett awakened his sons before dawn one morning with a guttural bark that sounded more animal than man. Jul 02, 2009 the 18 gritty short stories here come at you hard and fast like a claw hammer fight in a bar parking lot. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Spanning a period from the midsixties to the late nineties.
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