Close Range

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About this book

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of The Shipping News and Accordion Crimes comes one of the most celebrated short-story collections of our time. Annie Proulx's masterful language and fierce love of Wyoming are evident in these breathtaking tales of loneliness, quick violence, and the wrong kinds of love. Each of the stunning portraits in Close Range reveals characters fiercely wrought with precision and grace. These are stories of desperation and unlikely elation, set in a landscape both stark and magnificent -- by an author writing at the peak of her craft.

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4.0/5 · 18968 readers · 300 pages · ≈ 5 h 33 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read Close Range?

About ≈ 5 h 33 m — 300 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mClose Range~5 h 33 m

How many pages is Close Range?

300 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Close Range300

What genre is Close Range?

It sits on the Short Stories, Fiction shelves.

Is Close Range in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Where does Close Range take place?

It is set in Wyoming.

Who wrote Close Range?

Annie Proulx.

Setting Wyoming
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