Overview
Back in print at last, the nine beautifully crafted tales in Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories display Doris Betts at the top of her form: compassionate, witty, and unforgettable. "The Ugliest Pilgrim" takes you into the adventures and into the heart of a disfigured young woman who has run away from her life in search of a better one. This award-winning story is the basis for the musical Violet, which won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. In "Hitchhiker," a wary secretary hitches a ride in a boat with a man hell-bent on saving fish; instead he saves her from the river -- and herself. And in the title story, Betts brilliantly captures the inner life of a teacher and writer struggling to control her classroom, her household, and her life.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780684838052
- ISBN-10: 0684838052
- Publisher: Touchstone Books
- Publish Date: May 1998
- Dimensions: 8.66 x 5.48 x 0.52 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
- Page Count: 208
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