The Name of the Nearest River: Stories

by Alex Taylor and Alex Taylor

Book Overview

2011 Eric Hoffer Award in the General Fiction
2011 The Thomas & Lillie D. Chaffin Award

"Alex Taylor is a fresh new voice, not just in Kentucky, but in American literature."'
--Chris Offutt

Like a room soaked in the scent of whiskey, perfume, and sweat, Alex Taylor's America is at once intoxicating, vulnerable, and full of brawn. These stories reveal the hidden dangers in the coyote-infested fields, rusty riverbeds, and abandoned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932511806
• ISBN13: 9781932511802
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Sarabande Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"