Trash
Dorothy Allison
Trash, Allison’s landmark collection, laid the groundwork for her critically acclaimed Bastard Out of Carolina, the National Book Award finalist that was hailed by The New York Times Book Reviewas ‘simply stunning…a wonderful work of fiction by a major talent.’ In addition to Allison’s classic stories, this new edition of Trashfeatures ‘Stubborn Girls and Mean Stories,’ an introduction in which Allison discusses the writing of Trashand ‘Compassion,’ a never-before-published short story. First published in 1988, the award-winning Trashshowcases Allison at her most fearlessly honest and startlingly vivid. The limitless scope of human emotion and experience are depicted in stories that give aching and eloquent voice to the terrible wounds we inflict on those closest to us. These are tales of loss and redemption; of shame and forgiveness; of love and abuse and the healing power of storytelling. A book that resonates with uncompromising candor and incandescence, Trashis sure to captivate Allison’s legion of readers and win her a devoted new following.
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Details
| ISBN | 9780452283510 |
| Genre | Award Winner; Fiction; Short Story Collection (Single Author) |
| Publication Date | 24-Sep-02 |
| Publisher | Plume |
| Format | Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 224 |
| Award | Lambda Literary Award – 1988 (Lesbian Fiction) |
| Language | English |
| Rating | Great |
| Award | Lambda Literary Award – 1988 (Lesbian Fiction) |
| Subject | Lesbians; Poor Women; Southern States; Working Class Women; Working Class Women/ Fiction |
| BookID | 13491 |
