Nov 4, 2014 · The two novellas and three short stories it contains are all set in the Midwest, and together they offer a mythical reimagining of America's heartland.

First published in 1968, this book begins with a beguiling thirty-three page essay and has five fictions: the celebrated novella "The Pedersen Kid," "Mrs. Mean, ...

Nov 25, 2014 · Nicholas Lezard's paperback of the week: A mindbending collection reminiscent of Edward Hopper canvases.

The two novellas and three short stories it contains are all set in the Midwest, and together they offer a mythical reimagining of America's heartland, with its ...

Nov 14, 2014 · In the Heart of the Heart of the Country was first published in 1968; it comprises stories that began to appear in periodicals in the late ...

In the Heart of the Heart of the Country; And Other Stories. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers [1968], 1968. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo.

Collection of five stories includes the title story plus "The Pedersen Kid," "Mrs. Mean," "Icicles," and "Order of Insects." Minor spine crimps, otherwise ...

First published in 1968, In the Heart of the Heart of the Country established William Gass as one of America's finest and boldest writers of fiction, ...

In The Heart of The Heart of the Country and Other Stories. New York: Harper & Row, 1968. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 206 pages.

Nov 4, 2014 · The two novellas and three short stories it contains are all set in the Midwest, and together they offer a mythical reimagining of America's ...