In the Valley of the Kings stories / William Black.
| Author/creator | Black, William, 1966- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Huntsville, Texas : Texas Review Press, [2020] |
| Description | vii, 119 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Short stories. Selections (2020) |
| Contents | Centralia -- Lackawanna -- Wildcats -- Tuscarora -- Swimmers -- In the Valley of the Kings -- The Pleasure Dome. |
| Abstract | "The seven stories comprising In the Valley of the Kings hard lives in the anthracite coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania, depicting with lyrical precision the moments in which lives shift or unravel, or achieve a fragile kind of grace. In the half-century after the coal's collapse, its people continue on among the silent ghosts of the past. A son recalls the night his parents' marriage unspooled; a father, haunted by the mystery of his lost daughter, finds himself in the ruins of town abandoned as an underground mine fire burns for half a century; a high school principal struggles for words in the eerie aftermath of group suicide, all in the gloomy but beautiful backdrop of a forgotten, past-haunted part of America. Novelistic in its scope, In the Valley of the Kings reveals an intricate portrait of the complexities of a single place"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Awards note | George Garrett fiction prize, 2019. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020018572 |
| ISBN | 9781680032376 (softcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |