From the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling award-winning author of
Serena and The Cove, thirty of his finest short stories, collected
in one volume.
No one captures the complexities of Appalachia--a rugged, brutal
landscape of exquisite beauty--as evocatively and indelibly as author
and poet Ron Rash. Winner of the Frank O'Connor International Short
Story Award, two O Henry prizes, and a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner
Award, Rash brilliantly illuminates the tensions between the traditional
and the modern, the old and new south, tenderness and violence, man and
nature. Though the focus is regional, the themes of Rash's work are
universal, striking an emotional chord that resonates deep within each
of our lives.
Something Rich and Strange showcases this revered master's artistry
and craftsmanship in thirty stories culled from his previously published
collections Nothing Gold Can Stay, Burning Bright, Chemistry, and The
Night New Jesus Fell to Earth. Each work of short fiction demonstrates
Rash's dazzling ability to evoke the heart and soul of this land and its
people--men and women inexorably tethered to the geography that defines
and shapes them. Filled with suspense and myth, hope and heartbreak,
told in language that flows like "shimmering, liquid poetry" (Atlanta
Journal Constitution), Something Rich and Strange is an iconic work
from an American literary virtuoso.
