books by Graywolf Pr     books:       Skywater5 reviews Melinda Worth Popham Graywolf Pr, 1990 An Epic Fable On the surface, we have a small bunch of coyotes searching for water. But between the lines, we have a hero's odyssey. The perseverence and struggles of our hero, Brand X, evokes strong emotions. Truly, these little beasts are the most human characters you'll ever find. I mean, what could be more human than the quest to find oneself?             Salvation and Other Disasters5 reviews Josip Novakovich Graywolf Pr, 1995 Really captures the mood I'm actually surprised at how well many of Novakovich's stories about Croatia in the early 1990s, especially "Sheepskin" and "Crimson" capture the mood and feel of life at the time, given that he has been living in the U.S. since the 1970s. These two stories in particular reflect the brutal and at times surreal atmosphere of life in wartime Croatia. Also moving are his stories that deal with ...             Fruit of the Month (The Graywolf Short Fiction Series)2 reviews Abby Frucht Graywolf Pr, 1991 One of my alltime favorite collections of stories In this collection the acuity of detail and the quirky eye for every tiny thing that makes a world unique are so finely tuned, so perfectly honed, that every page is a collection of intricate and beautifully rendered images. I love this book. I read "Midnight" over and over just to be in the world of it, and to marvel at its construction. If you read this book and love it and want more, read ...             Monolithos Poems, 1962 and 19823 reviews Jack Gilbert Graywolf Pr, 1984 Gilbert and Lish Jack Gilbert was living in Greece, writing poems, and corresponding with Gordon Lish for almost twenty years. Lish had previously published a "Celebration of Jack Gilbert" in his magazine Genesis West in 1962 shortly after Gilbert's famous Yale Younger Poets book Views of Jeopardy hit the stands. Gilbert had worked as poetry editor for Genesis West until Lish had to let him go because he wasn't ...             The House Tibet4 reviews Georgia Savage Graywolf Pr, 1991 One of my favorites I've read this book three times, I have never read a book three times. I love this book, I'm not even sure why. Even though it's not likely someone of Morgan's age could write these memoirs it is still fun to read and imagine yourself in her shoes. I came to love and care about each one of these characters (except ofcourse her Dad) and thought about Morgan long after the book ended. Her ...             Leah, New Hampshire: The Collected Stories of Thomas Williams (A Graywolf Discovery)3 reviews Thomas Williams Graywolf Pr, 1993 A throwback book of men's short stories. This is one of my favorite collection of short stories. If you like Hemingway's short stories and if you live or like to visit New England you will love these stories.             Owning It All2 reviews William Kittredge Graywolf Pr, 1987 The Best Book Ever Written About the Warner Valley! The title says it all! If you've ever slept in the high country of Southeastern Oregon and been awakened by the brilliance of the moon, the mournful hooting of an owl or a coyote's howl at a time too late to remember but too early to get up, and while trying to get back to sleep on ground too hard and cold realized that we can never OWN the land, we only exist as part of it, you will ...             The Painted Alphabet: A Novel (Graywolf Discovery)6 reviews Diana Darling Graywolf Pr, 1994 A SHIMMERING GLIMPSE INTO ANOTHER CULTURE... ...and a beautiful culture it is, too -- Bali. Diana Darling has taken an ancient Balinese folktale, re-set it in modern times (allowing outside 'advanced' cultures to conflict with the peaceful nature of her exotic setting), and given the reader a treasure. The author is very knowledgeable and sensitive to the Balinese culture and language -- and her work is an immensely compelling fable, ...             Across the Mutual Landscape1 review Christopher Gilbert Graywolf Pr, 1984 No better poetry on the complexity of black life today. Whether writing about the existential complications of playground basketball (the Willie poems), the unbearable beauties of Thelonious Monk (Braiding My Sister's Hair) or why Stevie Wonder is the bomb (Time With Stevie Wonder In It), Christopher Gilbert captures both the soul and the aching of African-American experience. Deserves a place beside Robert Hayden, Yusef Komunyakaa, June Jordan ...             A Guide to Forgetting (National Poetry Series)3 reviews Jeffrey Skinner Graywolf Pr, 1988 Real poetry for warm-blooded humans. These poems are real. True searching is going on here, but if you don't take matters of the spirit and the heart seriously, or if you don't trust poetry to poke its fingers into the nettles and moist dark underbelly of truth, if you see poems as bit-players in larger insulated hothouse-flower tugs of war between this or that academically blood-drained 'school' or 'movement' then this book is not ...             The Body in Four Parts1 review Janet Kauffman Graywolf Pr, 1993 Eloquent and magical. This small novel displays a new vision of language to describe human nature. It is highly readable - one is seduce by the simple beauty of Janet Kaufman's prose. The central character is a woman, and in her multiplicity of selves she is air, earth, water and fire. The language meanders slowly and gently like the barely-noticed tributaries of a small stream. There is delight in every image, as ...             Daddyboy: A Memoir (Graywolf Memoir Series)1 review Carol Wolfe Konek Graywolf Pr, 1991 A well written book about Alzheimer's disease Written by the daughter about her fathers decent into Alzheimer's disease..as the expression goes 'welcome to my world' :(             The Invisible Enemy (Graywolf Short Fiction)1 review Graywolf Pr, 1989 A must in the canon of Literature and Addiction Studies The Invisible Enemy presents a cross section of American Writing and Writers dealing with alcoholism. From Cheever to carver to Tille Olsen, it talks of children of recovery and the language of drink. A great addendum to the understanding of why one writes the way they do. Needs to be reprinted. YES!             Beyond PC: Toward a Politics of Understanding1 review Graywolf Pr, 1992 has stood the test of time... and more relevant than ever, these insights by some of the vanguard of the progressive intelligentsia complement their subsequent works and represent an important contribution and buttress for those arguing on the rational logical side of this hot-button topic, raging ever more in public discourse, campuses, and talk-radio.             Sister: A Novel1 review Jim Lewis Graywolf Pr, 1993 A captivating debut novel. As I had encountered the writing of Jim Lewis in his contributions to several different magazines, I was curious to read his debut novel. I was not disappointed. I read the book when it was first published and have re-read it several times since then. Even from the very beginning you become entrenched in the inner-workings of Wilson's mind. Lewis' style reminds me a lot of Ian McEwan in ...             Instructions to the Double Poems1 review Tess Gallagher Graywolf Pr, 1975 Honest. Superior word craft and imagery keep coming. Tess Gallagher is a blessing. Readers who have experienced a rich essential quality of living will find the resonate voice of an ageless girl underneath powerfully assembled words. This collection was handed to me by a stranger in a coffee shop in Tacoma, Washington, who said only, "here, have a book of poetry." On a quick reading it seemed like superficial, self indulgent, girlish poetry. But ...             My Uncle Silas (The Graywolf Short Fiction Series)1 review H. E. Bates, Edward Ardizzone Graywolf Pr, 1984 A Classic to warm your heart. The basis of a really outstanding BBC series which did justice to this outstanding HUMAN book.             Altazor, or a Voyage in a Parachute/1919, a Poem in VII Cantos (Palabra sur)1 review Vicente Huidobro Graywolf Pr, 1988 Huidobro is the quintesential Latino contemporary poet. This epic poem begins with language that is fascinating and strangely honest. It is written in seven cantos which prove to be a very easy read and striking at the same time. Huidobro invites you into a world that is created and governed by himself, much like the world Tolkien created in "Middle Earth." The difference is that in Huidobro's world there are no rules, no grammar, and no ...             Feeding the Eagles: Short Stories (Graywolf Short Fiction Series)1 review Paulette Bates Alden Graywolf Pr, 1989 This is a marvelous book. I've read this book three times over the past several years and each time I read it, I find something new to treasure. If you like great writing and moving stories about relationships that matter, this book is for you. Paulette Bates Alden's stories are emotionally intense, yet the writing is elegant, reserved. I lost my copy of Feeding the Eagles, and realized I can't stand not to have it ...             A Plan for Escape (Palabra Sur Book)1 review Adolfo Bioy Casares Graywolf Pr, 1988 A true master - stupendous etc. etc. A Plan for Escape was the first book by Adolfo Bioy-Casares that I read. It was quickly followed by everything I could find by him. Bioy-Casares collaborated with the better known Jorge Luis Borges - and the inventive prose shows that there is an affinity of genius. 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