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The angel of the garden (1999)

The angel of the garden (1999)

Short Stories

Scott Ely

Year: 1999
Authors: Scott Ely
Print type: BOOK

Description:

Loners of one sort or another populate Ely's fiction, from a young man discharged from the marines and working as a solitary gamekeeper to a Vietnam veteran turned professor who exchanges favorable grades for sexual favors from his students. Whatever their situations, these characters all feel a deep sense of loss and alienation from the world around them. Ely's perceptions about the desire to find security as well as the rhythms of his prose, his vivid detail, and the fullness of his characters make The Angel of the Garden a compelling collection of short fiction.