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The Watchful Gods And Other Stories (Western Literature Series)
The Watchful Gods And Other Stories - Western Literature Series Author:Walter Van Tilburg Clark, University of Nevada Press Classic stories by a major writer of the modern West. Walter Van Tilburg Clark, according to critic John R. Milton, "did perhaps more than anyone else to define (in his fiction) the mode of perception, the acquisition of knowledge, and the style which we tend to call Western." In 1950, Clark, author of the acclaimed novel The Ox-Bow ... more »Incidentpublished a collection of short stories that had already won distinction in various national magazines. The collectionClarks only published volume of short fictionwas well received by reviewers, and subsequent critics have noted that these stories reflect both Clarks literary power and the major concerns of his novels: the interior and intuitive complexities of good and evil, and the fragile, intricate web that connects humankind to the rest of the natural world. This new paperback editionwhich includes "Hook," Clarks most renowned storymakes these remarkable pieces available again to a new generation of readers. A foreword by Ann Ronald sets the stories into the context of Clarks oeuvre and career and illuminates the way they reveal crucial characteristics of this complicated writers imagination. Clark remains one of the Wests most significant writers, among the first to explore the complicated interactions between humankind and the Wests vast and often haunted landscape. The stories in The Watchful Gods will offer contemporary readers fresh insight into Clarks unique genius.« less