Bibliograph

Pictures of the shark, stories, Thomas H. McNeely

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Label

Pictures of the shark, stories, Thomas H. McNeely

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

Pictures of the shark

Oclc number

1269413758

Responsibility statement

Thomas H. McNeely

Sub title

stories

Summary

"A sudden snowfall in Houston reveals family secrets. A trip to Universal Studios to snap a picture of the shark from Jaws becomes a battle of wills between father and son. A midnight séance and the ghost of Janis Joplin conjure the mysteries of sex. A young boy's pilgrimage to see Elvis Presley becomes a moment of transformation. A young woman discovers the responsibilities of talent and freedom. A mother finds peace with children in a hurricane. Pictures of the Shark, a novel in eight stories by award-winning Houston writer Thomas H. McNeely, moves from its main protagonist Buddy Turner's surreal world of childhood, into the wider worlds of sex, drinking, art, and ambition. Written over a period of twenty years, appearing in the country's finest literary journals, including Ploughshares, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Epoch, and Crazyhorse, shortlisted for the O. Henry Award, Best American Short Stories, and Pushcart Prize collections, the stories in Pictures of the Shark are gems that refract their characters' complex relationships. McNeely's characters - a faithless father tormented by his own infidelities, a hard-working mother who struggles with depression, a young woman finding her place in the world - will leap off the page and haunt your imagination"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Snow, Houston, 1974 -- King Elvis -- Pictures of the Shark -- Tickle Torture -- No One's Trash -- First Love -- Hester -- Little Deaths

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