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Music for Hard Times - by Clint McCown (Paperback)

Music for Hard Times - by  Clint McCown (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Two-time winner of the American Fiction Prize, Clint McCown offers up <em>Music for Hard Time: New & Selected Stories</em>. Short fiction master David Jauss says, "[McCown] writes stories that are consistently moving, wise, and funny."</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The only two-time winner of the American Fiction Prize, Clint McCown offers up his first collection of short stories. "<em>Music for Hard Times</em> is indeed the music we need for these (or any) hard times," says David Jauss. "The words 'master storyteller' appear in a great many hyperbolic blurbs these days, but Clint McCown is one of the few writers who genuinely deserves that description. Like Mark Twain and Flannery O'Connor, he writes stories that are consistently moving, wise, and funny-the literary equivalent of a trifecta. And also like those masters, he writes pitch-perfect prose that somehow manages to be simultaneously colloquial and lyrical."</p><p><br></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>The words "master storyteller" appear in a great many hyperbolic blurbs these days, but Clint McCown is one of the few writers who genuinely deserves that description. Like Mark Twain and Flannery O'Connor, he writes stories that are consistently moving, wise, and funny-the literary equivalent of a trifecta. And also like those masters, he writes pitch-perfect prose that somehow manages to be simultaneously colloquial and lyrical. <em>Music for Hard Times</em> is indeed the music we need for these (or any) hard times. Buy this book! -David Jauss</p><p><br></p><p>With wise, often lyrical prose and an eye for striking detail, [McCown] brings his characters to life. -<em>Publishers Weekly</em></p><p><br></p><p>Clint McCown is a graceful storyteller. -Louise Erdrich</p><p><br></p><p>A new book by Clint McCown is always reason to rejoice. -Ann Hood</p><p><br></p><p>Clint McCown is an excellent writer-eerily observant and insightful, with a humorous yet always compassionate eye. -Peter Matthiessen</p><br>

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