Sweet Land Stories
Sweet Land Stories by E.L. Doctorow, published by National Geographic Books on May 10, 2005, is a collection of five short stories that delve into the complexities of American life. This reprint edition, comprising 160 pages, showcases Doctorow’s narrative prowess as he explores themes of identity and existence across various settings, from Alaska to Washington, D.C. Each story presents a unique perspective, inviting readers to engage with the diverse experiences that shape who we are as a people.
In these compelling narratives, readers will encounter a range of characters and situations, including a couple involved in a baby kidnapping in California and a woman navigating her way through difficult marriages in “Jolene: A Life.” The stories are crafted with the depth and resonance characteristic of Doctorow’s acclaimed novels, offering insights into the American spiritual landscape. With a blend of action and adventure, this collection reflects the author’s ability to capture the essence of human experience through vivid storytelling.
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One of America’s premier writers, the bestselling author of Ragtime, Billy Bathgate, The Book of Daniel, and World’s Fair turns his astonishing narrative powers to the short story in five dazzling explorations of who we are as a people and how we live.
Ranging over the American continent from Alaska to Washington, D.C., these superb short works are crafted with all the weight and resonance of the novels for which E. L. Doctorow is famous. You will find yourself set down in a mysterious redbrick townhouse in rural Illinois (“A House on the Plains”), working things out with a baby-kidnapping couple in California (“Baby Wilson”), living on a religious-cult commune in Kansas (“Walter John Harmon”), and sharing the heartrending cross-country journey of a young woman navigating her way through three bad marriages to a kind of bruised but resolute independence (“Jolene: A Life”). And in the stunning “Child, Dead, in the Rose Garden,” you will witness a special agent of the FBI finding himself at a personal crossroads while investigating a grave breach of White House security.
Two of these stories have already won awards as the best fiction of the year published in American periodicals, and two have been chosen for annual best-story anthologies.
Composed in a variety of moods and voices, these remarkable portrayals of the American spiritual landscape show a modern master at the height of his powers.
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