Pale Morning Dun: Stories

by Richard Dokey

Overview

In the thirteen stories of Pale Morning Dun, Richard Dokey endeavors to suggest common truths that uncover the human reality of any time, in any place. He explores the ephemeral nature of life through an assemblage of characters as diverse as the settings they inhabit: from a beggar on the streets of San Francisco, to a boy and his brother fly-fishing in a peaceful mountain stream. Each uniquely rendered character faces a dilemma that leads him beyond what he knows of himself, forcing him to new insights. The characters' struggles, though distinctively their own, reveal universal truths about human nature and the transient quality of life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826262547
Publisher:	University of Missouri Press
Publication date:	03/01/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	294 KB
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

Richard Dokey is the author of three story collections and two novels, including Sanchez and Other Stories, August Heat, and The Hollow Man. He currently resides in Lodi, California.

Editorial Reviews

"Dokey's imaginative world is unique and compelling. His vision is as strong and fresh as those of writers as diverse as Carson McCullers, Bernard Malamud, and the young Hemingway of In Our Time. Dokey's psychological insights into his characters and his narrational tension combine for truly spectacular effects. In story after story, employing prose that is stunning at times, deceptively simple at others, Dokey leads us into strange but strangely familiar worlds."—Michael White

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