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| Author | Richard Ford |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | short stories |
| Published | Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 235 (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-0871131591 (first edition) |
| OCLC | 15548849 |
| 813.54 | |
| LC Class | PS3556.O713 R6 |
| Preceded by | The Sportswriter |
| Followed by | Wildlife |
Rock Springs is the first collection of short stories by author Richard Ford, published in 1987.
As with his earlier novels A Piece of My Heart (1976) and The Ultimate Good Luck (1981), the stories from Ford's debut collection are notable for both their lack of sentimentality and undercurrent of menace.[a] Raymond Carver selected Ford's short story "Communist" for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories 1986.[1]
In retrospect, Rock Springs has become known as one of Ford's “Montana books,” along with Wildlife (1990), and Canada (2012), since the setting for most of the stories occurs in that state.[2]
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- ^ The Best American Short Stories, 1986. Houghton Mifflin. 1986. OL 24751328M.
- ^ "Richard Ford finds his place". Los Angeles Times. May 27, 2012.