{"product_id":"river-teeth-stories-and-writings-paperback","title":"River Teeth: Stories and Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid James Duncan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his passionate, luminous novels, David James Duncan has won the devotion of countless critics and readers, earning comparisons to Harper Lee, Tom Robbins, and J.D. Salinger, to name just a few. Now Duncan distills his remarkable powers of observation into this unique collection of short stories and essays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of Duncan's tales are characters undergoing the complex and violent process of transformation, with results both painful and wondrous. Equally affecting are his nonfiction reminiscences, the \"river teeth\" of the title. He likens his memories to the remains of old-growth trees that fall into Northwestern rivers and are sculpted by time and water. These experiences--shaped by his own river of time--are related with the art and grace of a master storyteller. In \u003cb\u003eRiver Teeth\u003c\/b\u003e, a uniquely gifted American writer blends two forms, taking us into the rivers of truth and make-believe, and all that lies in between.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his passionate, luminous novels, David James Duncan has won the devotion of countless critics and readers, earning comparisons to Harper Lee, Tom Robbins, and J.D. Salinger, to name just a few. Now Duncan distills his remarkable powers of observation into this unique collection of short stories and essays. \u003cbr\u003eAt the heart of Duncan's tales are characters undergoing the complex and violent process of transformation, with results both painful and wondrous. Equally affecting are his nonfiction reminiscences, the \"river teeth\" of the title. He likens his memories to the remains of old-growth trees that fall into Northwestern rivers and are sculpted by time and water. These experiences--shaped by his own river of time--are related with the art and grace of a master storyteller. In \"River Teeth, a uniquely gifted American writer blends two forms, taking us into the rivers of truth and make-believe, and all that lies in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid James Duncan is the author of two novels, \u003cb\u003e The River Why\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Brothers K\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eRiver Teeth\u003c\/b\u003e, a joint memoir and collection of stories. \u003cb\u003eThe River Why \u003c\/b\u003eranks thirty-fifth on the San Francisco Chronicle list of The 20th Century's 100 Best Books of the American West. \u003cb\u003eThe Brothers K\u003c\/b\u003e is an American Library Association Best Books Award-winner and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. Both novels won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuncan has read and lectured all over the United States on wilderness, the writing life, the nonmonastic contemplative life, the fly fishing life, and nonreligious literature of faith. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutside, Orion, The Sun, Sierra, Big Sky Journal, Northern Lights, Gray's Sporting Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eand many other publications. He lives with his family on a Montana trout stream.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.24 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759140045088,"sku":"9780553378276","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f6d83de9f2865bd2dd5bd91d17ac6a75.webp?v=1780143242","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/river-teeth-stories-and-writings-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}