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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx follows the success of Close Range with another remarkable collection of short stories set in Wyoming.Bad Dirt is filled with the vivid and willful characters for which Proulx has become known. Each occupies a community or landscape described in rich and robust language, with an eye for detail unparalleled in American fiction.In 'The Contest', the men of Elk Tooth, Wyoming, vow to put aside their razors for two seasons and wait to see who has the longest beard come the 4th of July. Deb Sipple, the moving protagonist of 'That Trickle Down Effect',…
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16 editions · 2 languages- Ebook · English · 2009HarperCollins · 9780007290130
- Audiobook · English · 2005Sound Library · 9780792734154
- Paperback · English · 2005Bad Dirt - Wyoming Stores 2Scribner · 9780007203093
- Paperback · English · 2005Scribner · 240 pages · 9780743260145
- Audiobook · English · 2005Sound Library · 9780792734161
- Hardcover · English · 2004Thorndike Press · 341 pages · 9781405611251
FictionLiteratureSocial life and customsShort storiesWyoming, fictionFiction, short stories (single author)Large type books