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Skin Of The Earth: Stories From Nevada'S Back Country (Western Literature Series)
Art Gibney
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Description for Skin Of The Earth: Stories From Nevada'S Back Country (Western Literature Series)
Paperback. A collection of stories set in Nevada, where traditional ways collide uneasily with apocalyptic technologies. Art Gibney seeks to capture the tensions of the contemporary rural West - ranchers struggling to preserve a valued way of life and sons yearning to escape to easier livelihoods. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 177.
Nevada's back country is a region of vast spaces, drought-parched sagebrush and snow-clogged winters where rugged ranchers and fiercely independent loners seek solitude in remote canyons. But the Nevada of Art Gibney's superb new story collection is part of the modern West, where traditional ways collide uneasily with apocalyptic technologies, ranchers contend with BLM bureaucrats about the use of the land, downwinders die of horrible malignancies, and no canyon is inviolate to the ubiquitous military presence. Gibney vividly captures the tensions of the contemporary rural West - ranchers struggling to preserve a valued way of life and sons yearning to ... Read more
Nevada's back country is a region of vast spaces, drought-parched sagebrush and snow-clogged winters where rugged ranchers and fiercely independent loners seek solitude in remote canyons. But the Nevada of Art Gibney's superb new story collection is part of the modern West, where traditional ways collide uneasily with apocalyptic technologies, ranchers contend with BLM bureaucrats about the use of the land, downwinders die of horrible malignancies, and no canyon is inviolate to the ubiquitous military presence. Gibney vividly captures the tensions of the contemporary rural West - ranchers struggling to preserve a valued way of life and sons yearning to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874175134
SKU
V9780874175134
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99-15
About Art Gibney
An early career with the Forest Service first provided Art Gibney with the opportunity to see, explore, and enjoy Nevada's vast rural region - an experience that informs his writing today, Gibney's short fiction has appeared in many literary publications including the International Quarterly, The Crescent Review, Other Voices, ZYZZYVA, and Story Quarterly. He currently lives in California's Bay Area. ... Read more
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