American Standard

by John Blair

Book Overview

Winner of the 2002 Drue Heinz Literature Prize Selected by Elizabeth Hardwick It is difficult to see what lurks beneath the surface of a muddy river, an alligator-infested lake, or a John Blair short story. The deep currents that drive a demure, devout, church-going woman to shoot her husband; the ripple effect of a midnight rendezvous at church youth camp that goes slightly--then horribly--askew; the sinkholes that can swallow Porsche dealerships--or...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822941929
• ISBN13: 9780822941927
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"