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9%OFFBill Meissner - The Road to Cosmos: The Faces of An American Town - 9780268035013 - V9780268035013
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The Road to Cosmos: The Faces of An American Town

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Description for The Road to Cosmos: The Faces of An American Town Paperback. Explores the consciousness of Cosmos, USA, a small town that is anything but ordinary. Though it has its share of residents intent on keeping the world on an even keel, Cosmos is blessed with a healthy number of eccentrics who are chasing their dreams, idiosyncratic as they may be, or struggling to distinguish themselves as individuals. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.

In his second short story collection, Bill Meissner explores the consciousness of Cosmos, U.S.A, a small town that is anything but ordinary. Though it has its share of residents intent on keeping the world on an even keel, Cosmos is blessed with a healthy number of eccentrics who are chasing their dreams, idiosyncratic as they may be, or struggling to distinguish themselves as individuals.

We meet Duane, hoping to build a replica of Stonehenge with salvaged cars; Norm, the local weatherman, longing to be the first person to film the inside of a tornado; Elmo, a groundskeeper, seeking perfection ... Read more

Threaded through the collection are poignant childhood memories told through the voice of Skip Carrigan, a native son, who left and returned years later. Skip's stories chronicle a sometimes tender, sometimes stormy relationship with his father; through Skip's mature perspective, Meissner artfully comments on the growth and change of America itself during recent decades.

The residents of Cosmos orbit the town like planets, some of them pulling away, others moving ever closer to its center. Cosmos, though a small Midwestern town, contains universal characters, each of them struggling to find order, love, and identity amid the chaos of their lives.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268035013
SKU
V9780268035013
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About Bill Meissner
Bill Meissner has won numerous awards for his writing, including PEN/NEA Syndicated Fiction Awards for four of the stories in The Road to Cosmos. He is the author of a previous book of fiction, Hitting into the Wind, and four books of poetry, including American Compass, also published by the University of Notre Dame Press. He is Director of Creative ... Read more

Reviews for The Road to Cosmos: The Faces of An American Town
"Anyone who grew up in 50s and 60s will be able to identify their high school, girlfriend, parents and town characters in the pages of this ... collection. Meissner's words dance across the tapestry of small town life, stomping with teen angst, tearing across the pages of demolition derby dreams and pirouetting mid-story with unexpected turns. . . . Meissner ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Road to Cosmos: The Faces of An American Town


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