Spinning Away from the Center
Stories about Homesickness and Homecoming from the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
By Becky Mandelbaum, C. M. Mayo, Christopher McIlroy, David Crouse, Ed Allen, Ethan Laughman, Hugh Sheehy, iamak Vossoughi, Karin Lin-Greenberg, Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum, Leigh Allison Wilson, Mary Hood, Monica McFawn, Paul Rawlins, Peter Meinke, Phili | Publisher: University of Georgia Press
About the book
These stories offer layered, perceptive takes on what home means to us. The people we meet in these stories are often traveling to and from home—thinking about where they have come from, where they are headed, and how that journey will impact their futures. Although the stories approach homecoming and homesickness through varied moods and styles, they all come around to confronting a shared need: a place to call home.
Editions of Spinning Away from the Center
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780820356617
- EBook
- ISBN 9780820356600
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These stories offer layered, perceptive takes on what home means to us. The people we meet in these stories are often traveling to and from home—thinking about where they have come from, where they are headed, and how that journey will impact their futures. Although the stories approach homecoming and homesickness through varied moods and styles, they all come around to confronting a shared need: a place to call home.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Spinning Away from the Center about?
These stories offer layered, perceptive takes on what home means to us. The people we meet in these stories are often traveling to and from home—thinking about where they have come from, where they are headed, and how that journey will impact their futures. Although the stories approach homecoming and homesickness through varied moods and styles, they all come around to confronting a shared need: a place to call home.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Spinning Away from the Center?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Anthologies
Where can I read a sample of Spinning Away from the Center?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780820356617
How long is Spinning Away from the Center and how many pages does it have?
Spinning Away from the Center has 274 page(s)
Is Spinning Away from the Center part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction Ser.
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Spinning Away from the Center?
Becky Mandelbaum, C. M. Mayo, Christopher McIlroy, David Crouse, Ed Allen, Ethan Laughman, Hugh Sheehy, iamak Vossoughi, Karin Lin-Greenberg, Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum, Leigh Allison Wilson, Mary Hood, Monica McFawn, Paul Rawlins, Peter Meinke, Phili
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Spinning Away from the Center is available as paperback(ISBN 9780820356617) and ebook(ISBN 9780820356600)
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