Hunting's Best Short Stories

Book Overview

The drama, danger, and energy of the hunt are unsurpassed as inspiration for short-story writers, many of whom have been fine hunters themselves. This collection spans the full range of the 20th century and boasts many prize-winning authors and stories, including Wallace Stegner's "The Blue-Winged Teal," Thomas McGuane's "Sportsmen," and Lawrence Sargent Hall's "The Ledge," as well as Ernest Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" and riveting selections by David Quammen, Rick Bass, and E. Annie Proulx. A lighter side of the sport is provided in Irvin S. Cobb's "The Plural of Moose Is Mise," while T. Coraghessan Boyle's "Big Game" plays wickedly on the Hemingway classic.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556524749
• ISBN13: 9781556524745
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Focuses on the experience and virtues of hunting

Hunting's Best Short Stories will appeal to two audiences: those interested in hunting and those who want to read haunting short stories on the topic. Over twenty stories focus on the experience and virtues of hunting, from Wallace Stegner's account of his hunt for a teal to Hemingway's best. The works are literary celebrations of the hunter and his prey.

Not for the hook and bullet crowd

If you like stories where the hunter always comes out on top, is always the hero at the end posing all smiles with an conquering smile, this book is not for you. So much of what passes as hunting literature is pure, self-serving pap...of which you'll find none here.