In the Heart of the Heart of the Country [William Gass]

In the Heart of the Heart of the Country [William Gass][GOAT] [Gass] [America] In the Heart of the Heart of the Country William Gass NYRB, NY. 2015. First NYRB paperback edition. Like new. From the publisher: "First published in 1968, In the Heart of the Heart of the Country established William Gass as one of Americas finest and boldest writers of fiction, and nearly fifty years later, the book still stands as a landmark of contemporary fiction. The two novellas and three short stories it contains are all

Binding a bit loose

end or death is only a change

Likely because it's masterfully laid out

[Earth Teacher] [Earth Pulse] [Earth Two]

Some small dings to the edges of the dust jacket

lies the emblematic dilemma that has forged our nation's destiny - the tension between history's denial of the dictates of the human heart and our secret pursuit of the heart's expression

and free wheeling philosophy

"When you take your pill

this receives an extremely high recommendation for those interested in any of these aspects

but miraculously intact given the age

that's got to mean something to you

theologians and philosophers but very little by anthropologists: this book shows how distinctive and revealing their contribution can be