The downstairs tenant and other stories
By: by Jamie Parsley
Publisher: Institute for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Fargo, ND
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780911042801
Subjects: Faith; Loss (Psychology); Values; Fiction
Work titles: Works
Description: 15 prairie gothic stories (and one play) of Dakota at mid-20th century, a time when morals, ideals, and society in general were in flux. These characters struggle with overwhelming loss, tenuous faith, persistent doubt, nagging obsessions, haunted affection and, of course, an unpredictable natural world in which they ultimately find themselves exposed and vulnerable.
Table of contents: title: The downstairs tenant --; title: Ita's baby -- LeeLand and Franken's bible --; title: The letter --; title: Mrs. Wentworth's Azaleas --; title: Munda cor meum --; title: From amidst the wind --; title: "I could've gone on forever" --; title: Jesús' ashes --; title: Hush --; title: This --; title: Earth --; title: Burying the ashes --; title: Magenta --; title: The bishop comes for a visit.