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Let the dead bury their dead : and other stories / Randall Kenan.
"A three-year-old boy begins to deliver messages from dead relatives. A zombie uprising is led by an evil preacher. A woman is haunted by a child her husband may have drowned. A pig talks. The stories in Let the Dead Bury Their Dead embody the type of fiction that defined Randall Kenan's career: set in the thinly veiled fictional Carolina town of Tims Creek, they follow a diverse cast of Southern folkways, and stare into a long shadow of history. A stunning mix of magic, myth, and folktales, Kenan masterfully portrays a world of varied voices, and in wondrous prose, brings to life the ghosts of our past and present."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063325258 (paperback)
- ISBN: 006332525X (paperback)
- Physical Description: 317 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: First Mariner Classics Paperback Edition.
- Publisher: [New York] : HarperCollins Publishers 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in 1992 by Harcourt Books. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Clarence and the dead -- Things of this world -- The foundations of the earth -- The origin of whales -- Cornsilk -- The strange and tragic ballad of Mabel Pearsall -- This far -- Run, mourner, run -- What are days? -- Ragnarök! The day the gods die -- Tell me, tell me -- Let the dead bury their dead. |
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| Subject: | Short stories, American. North Carolina > Social life and customs > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Short stories. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | KENAN R (Text) | 33126025980420 | New Adult Fiction | Available | - |