This vital and compelling collection of stories about work, compiled by novelist and short-story writer Richard Ford, explores tales of how we Americans are employed; how we find work and leave it; how it excites, ennobles, occasionally debilitates, but often defines us.
Contributing writers for Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar range from contemporary Pulitzer Prize winners Edward P. Jones and Jhumpa Lahiri to iconic short-story masters Tobias Wolff, Annie Proulx, and Joyce Carol Oates, as well as emerging writers such as Lewis Robinson. Encompassing a wide range of contemporary literary styles, ages, ethnic backgrounds, and geographical locations, Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar is a masterful, exhilarating, and timely fictional exploration of work and its relationship to the human spirit.
All author proceeds from Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar: Stories of Work will go directly to fund the free youth writing, tutoring, and publishing programs offered by 826michigan.
ISBN: | 9780062020413 |
Publication date: | 5th May 2011 |
Author: | Richard Ford |
Publisher: | Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 607 pages |
Genres: |
Classic and pre-20th century poetry Anthologies: general Narrative theme: Sense of place Shorter Reads Ancient, classical and medieval texts Poetry General Fiction Romance / Relationship Stories |