Chemistry and Other Stories - Tapa blanda

"Rash, a poet and novelist (The World Made Straight, 2006) steeped in Appalachia, offers 13 haunting and picturesque stories that illuminate the terms of survival in that often forgotten landscape." - Booklist Praise for Ron Rash: "A major Southern writer . . . "The World Made Straight" reminds us of the sort of compelling literature a brave artist can fashion from the shards of such experience."--"Los Angeles Times" "Captivating . . . His clear, concise prose and regional voice add an authentic veneer to this rich tableau of Southern life."--"Entertainment Weekly "on" Saints at the River" "Ron Rash writes like a prince."--Pat Conroy Praise for Ron Rash: "A major Southern writer . . . "The World Made Straight" reminds us of the sort of compelling literature a brave artist can fashion from the shards of such experience."--"Los Angeles Times" "Captivating . . . His clear, concise prose and regional voice add an authentic veneer to this rich tableau of Southern life."--"Entertainment Weekly "on" Saints at the River" "Ron Rash writes like a prince."--Pat Conroy Praise for Ron Rash: "A major Southern writer . . . "The World Made Straight" reminds us of the sort of compelling literature a brave artist can fashion from the shards of such experience."--"Los Angeles Times" "Captivating . . . His clear, concise prose and regional voice add an authentic veneer to this rich tableau of Southern life."--"Entertainment Weekly "on" Saints at the River" "Ron Rash writes like a prince."--Pat Conroy Praise for Ron Rash: "A major Southern writer . . . "The World Made Straight" reminds us of the sort of compelling literature a brave artist can fashion from the shards of such experience."--"Los Angeles Times" "Captivating . . . His clear, concise prose and regional voice add an authentic veneer to this rich tableau of Southern life."--"Entertainment Weekly "on" Saints at the River" "Ron Rash writes like a prince."--Pat Conroy

Three old men stalk the shadow of a giant fish no one else believes is there. A man takes up scuba diving in the town reservoir to fight off a killing depression. A grieving mother leads a surveyor into the woods to name once and for all the county where her son was murdered by thieves. In the Appalachia of Ron Rash's stories, the collision of the old and new south, of antique and modern, resonate with the depth and power of ancient myths.