Escapes (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Joy Williams
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Short stories
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Philosophy or philosophers, Magic or magicians, Communism or communists, Nature, Surrealism, Literature, Science or scientists, Religion, Abandoned children, Poetry or poets, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Beauty, Substance abuse, Violence, Accidents, Death or dying, Spiritualism, Abandonment, Poland or Polish people, Tuberculosis, Realism, Diplomacy or diplomats, Plants
The author of three novels and a nonfictional book about the Florida Keys, Joy Williams is also one of the most gifted short story writers working in the United States, and this second gathering of her stories—Taking Care (1981) was her highly regarded first collection—only confirms her skill and power. The stories in Escapes have been gathered from previous magazine publication over a period of more than a decade; in addition, five of the twelve stories here have also been collected in The Best American Short Stories (1978, 1985, 1986, 1987) and Prize...
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