A Gravestone Made of Wheat (Greywolf Short Fiction Series) [Paperback]

Will Weaver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1990 | Series: Greywolf Short Fiction Series

A Gravestone Made of Wheat is a collection of stories set against the beauty of Midwestern farm landscapes and small-town life. In every story Weaver brings sympathy and sensitivity to the rhythm and variety of American life-- illuminating the lives of the down-and-outs and the indomitable among us-- and in the process he solidifies his promise as one of our most gifted new writers.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In these 12 stories, the author of the impressive Red Earth, White Earth limns a poignant burial on the family farm, a memorable deer hunt, the tragic auction of a foreclosed farm. "Weaver captures the flow of family cycles and lifestyles in a very American landscape," opined PW.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Although the characters in these deeply satisfying stories are instantly recognizable, Weaver probes beneath the recognition to offer new insights into ordinary American lives. He writes about farmers, hunters, and breadtruck drivers, but unlike the characters in other recent stories of blue-collar people, his people are rooted: in their land, their families, their religion, their dreams of love. Weaver not only knows these people, presenting them as they are, he likes them. Yet he never allows his affinity to become sentimental. As a result, we are at home with them; in their goodness and their perversity they are as familiar as members of our family. Even in a story like "Blood Pressure," more quirky than the others, Weaver has the talent to make us believe.
- Marcia Tager, Tenafly, N.J.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Graywolf Press (April 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555971253
• ISBN-13: 978-1555971250
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #573,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Response to author on-line interview, May 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Gravestone Made of Wheat (Greywolf Short Fiction Series) (Paperback)

I just finished reading the author interview listed under Will Weaver; however, the interview published is NOT Will Weaver of Minnesota. It is William Woy Weaver. The Weaver who wrote the Billy Baggs series, Gravestone... and Red Earth, White Earth is William Weller Weaver. Thought you might want to know to correct this. I am his sister and know his name and background. I didn't know how else to write you so chose this format. Sincerely, Judy Kirby, Nevada

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection, April 16, 2002

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This review is from: A Gravestone Made of Wheat (Greywolf Short Fiction Series) (Paperback)

A Gravestone Made of Wheat is a great collection of stories. They give off a feeling of "home" to me--maybe because most of the stories take place in Minnesota, where I am from. My favorite stories were the title story, which was so wonderful that it made me cry at the end, and "The Undeclared Major," a tale about a student from a small town who doesn't want to tell everyone what his major is because he's afraid people won't approve.

These stories are fun to read and good for the soul. I recommend them to anyone (even to those not from Minnesota).

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sated again, after reading Red Earth White Earth, July 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: A Gravestone Made of Wheat (Hardcover)

If you loved Red Earth, White Earth, A Gravestone Made of Wheat will fill you in the same way...leave you quietly dreaming. Will Weaver has an extraordinary and unusual insight into the most vulnerable, unspoken parts of people, and luckily for us, an uncanny gift for writing about them.