Bad Dirt

Product Description

A remarkable collection of short stories set in Wyoming from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ' The Shipping News' & ' Brokeback Mountain'. ' Bad Dirt' is filled with the vivid & willful characters for which Proulx has become known. Each story occupies a community or landscape described in rich & robust language with an eye for detail unparalleled in American fiction. In ' The Contest' the men of Elk Tooth Wyoming vow to put aside their razors for two seasons & wait to see who has the longest beard come the 4th of July. Deb Sipple the moving protagonist of ' That Trickle Down Effect' finds that his opportunism
- & his smoking habit
- lead to a massive destruction. & ' What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?' is the story of Gilbert Wolfscale whose rabid devotion to his ranch drives off his wife & sons. Proulx displays her wit in every story of this stunning collection as well as her knowledge of the West of history of ranching & of farming. Her profound sympathy for characters who must use sheer will & courage to make it in tough territory makes this collection extraordinarily compelling.