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Sweet and low : stories /

At first glance, these stories seem grounded in the everyday: they paint pictures of idyllic Southern landscapes with characters fulfilling their roles as students, boyfriends, sons and wives. But all is not what it seems. Tackling issues of masculinity, sexual identity, and place, Nick White decons...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, Nick, 1985- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Blue Rider Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Gay men > Fiction.
Adultery > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Masculinity > United States > Fiction.
Artists > Fiction.
Musicians > Fiction.
Authors > Fiction.
Conjoined twins > Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction.
Southern States > Fiction.
Short stories.
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Summary:At first glance, these stories seem grounded in the everyday: they paint pictures of idyllic Southern landscapes with characters fulfilling their roles as students, boyfriends, sons and wives. But all is not what it seems. Tackling issues of masculinity, sexual identity, and place, Nick White deconstructs the core qualities of Southern fiction, exposing deeply flawed and fascinating characters on wildly compelling quests.
Physical Description:289 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780399573651
0399573658