Short Stories· United States
The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake
by Breece D'J PancakeAggregate Editorial Score61/100
★PEN/Faulkner Award
Published 1983178 pagesEnglish
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Breece D'J Pancake's The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake (1983) stands as one of the most significant works of short stories of its era. Twelve stories set in the West Virginia hills, written by a young man who killed himself before publication, form one of the great posthumous collections in American literature. Pancake's prose is stark, sad, and luminously original. Themes of West Virginia, poverty, isolation run through the work. The book has received recognition from PEN/Faulkner Award 1983.
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