Fine Just The Way It Is, Annie Proulx
Fine Just The Way It Is, Annie Proulx
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Fine Just The Way It Is
Wyoming Stories 3

Author: Annie Proulx

Narrator: Will Patton

Unabridged: 6 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/09/2008

Synopsis

2009 Audie Award Finalist for Short Stories/Collections

From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annie Proulx, an "unforgettable" (Miami Herald) and "vivid" (Oprah Daily) collection of stories set in Wyoming.

Winner of two O. Henry Prizes, Annie Proulx has been anthologized in nearly every major collection of great American stories. Her bold, inimitable language, her exhilarating eye for detail, her dark sense of humor, and her compassion inform this profoundly compelling collection of stories.

Proulx creates a fierce, visceral panorama of American folly and fate in these nine dazzling stories about multiple generations of Americans struggling through life in the West. Each character is a pioneer of a sort—some are billionaires, some are escapists, and some just think the rest of the country has it wrong. Deeply sympathetic to the men and women fighting to survive in this harsh place, Proulx turns their lives into fiction with the power of myth, leaving the reader in awe.

About Annie Proulx

Annie Proulx is the author of eleven books, including the novels The Shipping News and Barkskins, and the story collection Close Range. Her many honors include a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and a PEN/Faulkner award. Her story “Brokeback Mountain,” which originally appeared in The New Yorker, was made into an Academy Award–winning film. Fen, Bog, and Swamp is her second work of nonfiction. She lives in New Hampshire. 

About Will Patton

Will Patton’s film credits include Halloween, Boarding School, Megan Leavey, American Honey, Meek’s Cutoff, A Mighty Heart, Remember the Titans, The Mothman Prophecies, Armageddon, and No Way Out. He starred in Swamp Thing on the DC Universe streaming platform and was seen in five seasons of the TNT series Falling Skies. He has won Obie Awards for his performances in Fool for Love and What Did He See? He is also known for his audiobook recordings of the work of Stephen King, James Lee Burke, Denis Johnson, and William Faulkner.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julene on August 06, 2013

When I lived in Laramie and taught at the university, I knew several people who might have stepped right out of the pages of Fine Just the Way It Is. True, that was pretty much their philosophy. But never has it been so apparent to me all the suffering that lies under that grin up and bear it facade......more

Goodreads review by Steve on July 23, 2010

It has been said that the selection committee for the winner of the Nobel prize for literature is biased against American writers. For the most part I think those critics do not really appreciate the breadth of writing talent that exists globally. However, each time I read one of Annie Proulx's work......more

Goodreads review by Mikko on December 01, 2019

Nyt hieman surettaa, että tämä trilogia on luettu. Proulx'n Wyoming-novellit ovat olleet lohduttomuudessaan ihanaa luettavaa, tässäkin oli monia mainioita tarinoita. Riipiviä, synkkiä ihmiskohtaloita, periksiantamattomuutta, ihmisten ja luonnon karuutta. Myös synkkää huumoria ja mainioita nimiä – An......more

Goodreads review by Laura on April 10, 2022

Nää oli ihania. Karuja, traagisia, periamerikkalaisia tarinoita Wyomingin karjatiloilta (ja pari Helvetistä myös). Hieno kokonaisuus, täytyy lukea muutkin osat.......more

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