Bear and His Daughter (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Stone
- First Published: 1997
- Type of Work: Short Stories
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Mothers, Parents and children, Love or romance, Spiritual life or spirituality, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, Fathers, Drugs, Depression, mental, Drug trafficking or dealing, Widows or widowers, Dolphins, New Age movement
Since his debut as a novelist with DOG SOLDIERS in 1974 which won the National Book Award for fiction, Robert Stone has concentrated on the themes which he feels are central to the presentation of what he calls “my subject . . . America and Americans.” His often grim but hardly solemn vision of “American reality” has been based on characters (usually male) who are essentially alone, often angry or rootless, tempted or touched by violence, and inclined toward or deeply involved with alcohol and/or drugs. The seven pieces in BEAR AND HIS DAUGHTER retain this focus on people who...
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