Thursday, February 28, 2008
Annie Proulx's 'Close Range' Review:
I selected this article as it notes Annie Proulx’s strong view of a vicious lonely life of rustic living. It mentions her use of language, descriptions of Annie Proulx’s knowledge of the west is exposed all through her stories.
The reviewer, Jim Carvalho also makes good use of quotes from the stories throughout his evaluation of ‘Close Range’.
Jim Carvalho in this article is keen on the stories and believes that the prizes Annie Proulx won for them were well deserved.
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http://weeklywire.com/ww/06-01-99/tw_book2.html
That's the link, I forgot to post it.
Interesting themes in Carvalho's piece to do with value and genre: he seems to assume that fiction that is validated by getting awards (Guterson and Morrison) is necessarily 'difficult' or over-rated. More interestingly he highlights Proulx's status as a hybrid author, walking the tightrope between genre fiction (the 'western') and high literature...
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