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Nov 1, 2004 · Bad Dirt is set in Elk Tooth, a tiny hamlet in rural Wyoming that's inhabited by people who're eccentric and who're committed to maintaining their way of life. Proulx's stories give us a peek into small-town life, particularly the gritty, lonely, vulnerable aspects of it.
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Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2 is a collection of short stories by Annie Proulx published in 2004. It was not as well received by critics in comparison with Proulx's 1999 Close Range: Wyoming Stories.
- Annie Proulx
- 2004
Jun 28, 2011 · An anthology of short stories, all set in Wyoming, features characters who have a profound effect on the people around them, in such tales as "The Trickle Down Effect," "The Contest," and "What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?" Access-restricted-item. true. Addeddate. 2011-06-28 16:43:20. Boxid. IA140421. Boxid_2. CH129925. Camera.
Christina Stifle, who inherits an old iron teakettle while her brother is willed their parent's house and land, discovers the magical meaning of her mother's mantra, "less is more," in "Dump Junk."
Oct 11, 2005 · Proulx's "Bad Dirt" captures the size, dryness and dust-blown reality of the Wyoming setting and throws a range of modern-day characters into the scene, complete with (her signature) odd names and even odder behavior.
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Nov 30, 2004 · Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Annie Proulx returns with another stellar collection of short stories bound to be even more successful than her bestselling, critically acclaimed Close...
Sep 20, 2005 · Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx follows the success of Close Range with another remarkable collection of short stories set in Wyoming.Bad Dirt is filled with the vivid and willful characters for which Proulx has become known.
