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Crow fair : stories / Thomas McGuane.
| Author/creator | McGuane, Thomas |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. |
| Description | 267 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Short stories. Selections |
| Contents | Weight watchers -- House on Sand Creek -- Grandma and me -- Hubcaps -- On a dirt road -- Long view to the west -- Casserole -- Motherlode -- Old man who liked to fish -- Prairie girl -- The good Samaritan -- Stars -- Shaman -- Canyon ferry -- River camp -- Lake story -- Crow fair. |
| Abstract | "As his mother's dementia worsens, a devoted, favored son is shocked to learn of his mother's past; a father's meager outdoor skills are no match for a terrifying turn in the weather; old friends holding too many grudges go camping and hire a suicidal guide with too many rules. In several stories, unlikely alliances form: an eccentric neighbor who babysits for a busy, unstable couple becomes overly attached; an accomplished cattle geneticist gets sidetracked by the glamour of a stranger's easy money; an injured ranch owner is charmed by his hired help -- and becomes collateral damage in a classic art world heist. In all, the acuity of McGuane's darkly comic vision is surpassed only by the compassion he manifests for even the rascalliest of his creatures"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Humorous stories. |
| LCCN | 2014018360 |
| ISBN | 9780385350198 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0385350198 (cloth) |