03010cam a2200457 4500 715013710 TxAuBib 20230321120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781984837813 1984837818 df316696-3990-4104-abc0-ae6d011bf9f5 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3936875 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Pollock, Donald Ray. Knockemstiff [Libby]. Books on Tape, 2018. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 173MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 173MB. Fiction. Literature. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:In this unforgettable work of fiction, Donald Ray Pollock peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents.<b><br /></b><br /> Spanning a period from the mid-sixties to the late nineties, the linked stories that comprise <b>Knockemstiff</b> feature a cast of recurring characters who are woebegone, baffled and depraved—but irresistibly, undeniably real. Rendered in the American vernacular with vivid imagery and a wry, dark sense of humor, these thwarted and sometimes violent lives jump off the page at the reader with inexorable force. A father pumps his son full of steroids so he can vicariously relive his days as a perpetual runner-up body builder. A psychotic rural recluse comes upon two siblings committing incest and feels compelled to take action. Donald Ray Pollock presents his characters and the sordid goings-on with a stern intelligence, a bracing absence of value judgments, and a refreshingly dark sense of bottom-dog humor.<br /> With an artistic instinct honed on the works of Flannery O’Connor and Harry Crews, Pollock offers a powerful work of fiction in the classic American vein. <b>Knockemstiff</b> is a genuine entry into the literature of place. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-03-21 20:00:02. Bray, R. C. Landon, Amy. Ochman, Joe. Heyborne, Kirby. Bramhall, Mark. Andrews, MacLeod. Eiden, Andrew. Garelick, David. Godfrey, Matt. Woren, Dan. Shapiro, Rob. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/3936875-Knockemstiff.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=df316696-3990-4104-abc0-ae6d011bf9f5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/3936875-Knockemstiff.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=df316696-3990-4104-abc0-ae6d011bf9f5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) TXBVM