Dumfries and Galloway by John Gifford
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John Gifford is a writer based in Oklahoma City. He's also the author of the story collection, Freeze Warning, which was named a finalist for the 2015 Press 53 Short Fiction Award, and two nonfiction titles on angling released through W.W. Norton. His work has appeared in Portland Review, december, Cold Mountain Review, Southwest Review, The Dallas Morning News, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Christian Science Monitor, U.S. News & World Report, and elsewhere. A former Marine and Persian Gulf War veteran, Gifford is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma's Department of English. He earned his MFA in creative writing at the University of Central Oklahoma, where he won the Ernest Hemingway Fiction Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300096712 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300096712 |
| Title | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Author | John Gifford |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 1996-03-11 |
| Number of pages | 624 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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