by Callan Wink (Author)
A construction worker is chased through the night by a shady local businessman whose dog he has stolen; a Wild West re-enactor is engaged in a long-running affair with the Indian 'squaw' who slays him on the battlefield every year; a boy is tasked by his father to rid the farm of cats. Playing out against the rugged backdrop of the untamed West, these stories are populated by characters who are toughened by life but still tender enough to bleed, to cry, to care, and to dream. With its taut plotting and calloused sensibility, Dog Run Moon is written deep in the American grain, and yet Callan Wink's humour, empathy and layered storytelling creates a fictional world entirely his own. This remarkable debut reminds you just how effortlessly powerful good writing can be.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 03 Mar 2016
ISBN 10: 1847088147
ISBN 13: 9781847088147
Book Overview: A dazzling introduction to a major new voice in American literature - Callan Wink is a name, and a talent, you will not forget