Line of Fall

By Miles Wilson

Fourteen stories, many of which are set in the American West, trace the paths of ordinary people as they make their way in the world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877452598
• ISBN13: 9780877452591
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"

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Miles Wilson's award-winning collection of stories achieves something that few offerings of short stories can; that is, each story envelopes the reader in another world that feels as realistic as the one in which we live. Characters pass before us as rich and interesting as our best friends and worst enemies, while at the same time existing and acting in their own unique ways - the reader knows that he or she has never met anyone quite like the characters in Line of Fall. Such gems within the pages include the opening, melancholy narrative of a passionless English professor on a cross-country road trip finding an unexpected companion in a mute, hitchhiking young woman. Other stand-out stories include the darkly humorous "Everything," and "On Tour with Max," the riviting and dramatic "Fire Season," and the short and bittersweet "Long Green." With continuous vivid description and quirky dialogues, a style comparable to Rick Bass among others, Miles Wilson's Line of Fall is an obscure treasure in a sea of short story collections.