An NPR Best Book of 2018

"Devastating... Grows increasingly bizarre and haunting until it's left an indelible mark." -- Janet Maslin, New York Times

In an isolated region of Idaho, Montana, and eastern Oregon, an armed occupation of a wildlife refuge escalates into civil war. Against this backdrop, Maxim Loskutoff shatters the myths of the West: a lonesome trapper falls in love with a bear; a newly married woman hatches a plot to murder a tree; and an unemployed millworker joins a militia after returning home. Written with "blade-sharp prose" (Electric Literature), the twelve stories in this debut collection expose the simmering rage and resentments of small-town America "with extraordinary eloquence and compassion" (National Book Review).

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• Literature & FictionLiterary FictionShort Stories
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• Publication Date: April 25, 2025
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• Print Length: 235 Pages
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