Keepsakes and Other Stories by Jon Hassler
From Publishers WeeklyThese seven gentle tales set in Minnesota and North Dakota and all written during the 1970s treat fans of novelist Hassler (A Green Journey; Jemmy) to the earliest fruits of his talent. Some are folksy portraits of small-town characters, while others are drier and more plot driven. Both the title story and Resident Priest feature crusty, 74-year-old Father Fogarty, a pastor who's leaving his parish after 23 years. In Chief Larson, a seven-year-old Indian boy, known (rather improbably) only as chief on the reservation, rebels in a small but telling way against his white adoptive family. Good News in Culver Bend tracks two city reporters who travel to a small town and discover the heart of Christmas. Chase and Christopher, Moony, and the Birds show how frustrated residents of small towns seek solace. The former, so brief it's nearly a prose poem, hints at Hassler's own adolescent discovery of his talent for fiction; the latter follows a lonely 50-year-old college professor as he goes on a consolatory walk with a student's awkward wife and child, watching birds on family outings, hopping and halting on the grass. The cleverest story, Yesterday's Garbage, follows a garbologist who finds the truth about a murder in a trash bin, and is then led to commit one himself. The publisher plans to issue Hassler's later short fiction in three more volumes, starting in the year 2000. (Sept.)
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| ISBN 13 | 9780873517874 |
| ISBN 10 | 0873517873 |
| Title | Keepsakes and Other Stories |
| Author | Jon Hassler |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2009-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 118 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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