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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
Fabric Type: 9780871133496
Legal Disclaimer: 0871133490
Maximum Color Depth: Atlantic Monthly Press
Metal Type: Atlantic Monthly Press
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 228
Total External Bays Free: January 11, 1994
Total Firewire Ports: Atlantic Monthly Press
Atlantic Monthly Press
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The resonant diction and razor-keen storytelling of Hansen's earlier books echo through Nebraska. These 11 gemlike tales range from the blue heart of the blizzard of 1888 to the sweltering jungles of war, providing "dreams, myths and possibilities as vast as the Great Plains."--Washington Post Book World.
Average Rating: 
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I can only think of Barbara Kingsolver as someone whose imagery can compare to Ron Hansen's. I just love the literary images he comes up with. Nebraska is a collection of short stories, all very different from each other. My favorites:
"Wickedness": winters in Nebraska can be brutal, but January of 1888 will go down in history. The weather was pure wickedness. The story is a collage of small stories. It opens on a train, where a young teacher, on her way to Nebraska, shares the ... Read More
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Ron Hansen has written of of the most evocative short stories I have ever read. The whole book is wonderful but "Wickedness" is so good it would be worth buying just to have that story alone.
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