Bibliograph

Let the dead bury their dead and other stories, Randall Kenan

Type

Label

Let the dead bury their dead and other stories, Randall Kenan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Let the dead bury their dead and other stories

Oclc number

28369058

Responsibility statement

Randall Kenan

Series statement

Harvest American writing

Summary

A collection of stories about life in a North Carolina town featuring tales of a boy who receives messages from the grave, a widow's transformation after a weekend affair with a teenager, and more

Table Of Contents

Clarence and the dead -- Things of this world; or Angels unawares -- The foundations of the earth -- The origin of whales -- Cornsilk -- The strange and tragic ballad of Mabel Pearsall -- This far; or A body in motion -- Run, mourner, run -- What are days? -- Ragnarök! The day the gods die -- Tell me, tell me -- Let the dead bury their dead

Target audience

adult

Classification