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Burning Bright: Stories

by Ron Rash

Appalachian lives across generations

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Appalachian lives across generations

These stories place Appalachia at the center, tracing lives from the Civil War era to the present day. The collection brings together the region’s stark violence and striking natural beauty, with its historical range offering a view of how people’s experiences unfold across different periods. Rash’s focus on individual lives gives the collection a shared regional frame while spanning more than a century of change.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in short-story collections set in Appalachia.
  • Readers seeking fiction that moves across historical periods, from the Civil War to the present.
  • Readers interested in stories exploring the contrast between natural beauty and violence.

Themes

AppalachiaHistorical changeViolence and natural beautyIndividual lives

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Book overview

"A gorgeous, brutal writer."
--Richard Price, New York Times bestselling author of Lush Life and Clockers

 

 

In Burning Bright, Pen/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Serena, Ron Rash, captures the eerie beauty and stark violence of Appalachia through the lives of unforgettable characters. With this masterful collection of stories that span the Civil War to the present day, Rash, a supremely talented writer who "recalls both John Steinbeck and Cormac McCarthy" (The New Yorker), solidifies his reputation as a major contemporary American literary artist.

 

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