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Fortunate Son: Selected Essays from the Lone Star State Paperback – March 15, 2021

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"The book's sixteen essays, both old and new, form a kind of Lone Star collage. . . . Bass's writings are shot through with warmth and worry."--Brantley Hargrove, Texas Highways

"Mr. Bass is an exquisite and unfussy writer."--Andrew R. Graybill, Wall Street Journal

"Bass's book is probing at times, but it also exudes a more ethereal quality. Reading it reminded me of artist and musician Terry Allen's description of one of his albums as 'a haunting.' In Fortunate Son, Texas isn't a protagonist or antagonist; rather, it's an ethereal spirit that touches on essays."--Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle

"Fans of the author's writing and collectors of Texas literature alike will prize his homecoming."--Kirkus Reviews

"Perfect for fans of [Larry] McMurtry's essays."--Stuart Rosebrook, True West

"Rick Bass has something important to say, and he says it good."--Edward Abbey, author of Desert Solitaire and The Monkey Wrench Gang

"Rick Bass is one of the most important American writers of his generation. In literary-historical terms, he takes his place among legends such as Edward Abbey, John Graves, Aldo Leopold, and Annie Dillard, among others, as a notable nature essayist."--W. K. Stratton, author of The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Making of a Legendary Film

About the Author

Rick Bass is a Texas native now living in Montana. Recognized by numerous Pushcart Prizes and the O. Henry Awards as well as the Texas Institute of Letters, Bass continues to publish celebrated fiction and nonfiction about the natural world and humans' place in it. His recent books include For A Little While: New and Selected Stories and The Traveling Feast: On the Road and at the Table with My Heroes.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ High Road Books (March 15, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0826362451
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0826362452
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.7 x 0.6 x 8.4 inches
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Rick Bass, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for his memoir Why I Came West, was born and raised in Texas, worked as a petroleum geologist in Mississippi, and has lived in Montana's Yaak Valley for almost three decades. His short fiction, which has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and The Paris Review, as well as numerous times in Best American Short Stories, has earned him multiple O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prizes in addition to NEA and Guggenheim fellowships. He is the writer in residence at Montana State University.

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