All That Is Left Is All That Matters : Stories
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In fifteen beautifully wrought stories-ranging from occupied
Czechoslovakia to California's Central Valley to the rainforests of
the Pacific Northwest-Mark Slouka explores moments in life when our
back is to the wall. One of the most forceful American writers of
his generation, Slouka captures the depth and emotional range of an
array of characters-from a young boy attempting to shield his
father from painful memories in "The Hare's Mask" to a lonely man
whose beloved dog inexplicably begins to sprout razor blades from
her skin in "Dog."Whether battling the end of desire, the fact of
injustice, or death itself, the men and women in these stories are
doing everything possible to tighten their grip on life. In
"Crossing," a father hoping to compensate for his failures finds
himself facing his past while fording a river with his young son on
his back, in "Conception," a young couple frozen by the possible
end of their marriage is offered an unexpected way back, in
"Half-Life," a proud, ag
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Mark Slouka
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W. W. Norton & Company
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