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In this stunning debut novel, Manley explores part of the rural American experience where the human spirit, young as it may be, prevails against seemingly overwhelming odds. The Cockfighter presents the dark side of The Yearling.
Price: $19.95
Pages: 224
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Imprint: Coffee House Press
Publication Date:
01 April 1998
Trim Size: 7.70 X 5.30 in
ISBN: 9781566890731
Format: Hardcover
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Praise for The Cockfighter
“The Cockfighter is terrific, extremely moving and insightful—a coming-of-age story of a most unusual sort.” —Clifford Geertz
“Told with deep insight, intimate knowledge, and immense dramatic power, The Cockfighter occupies an original space in contemporary American fiction—a story of glory, pride, and growth—a story, like myth, that takes root in the timeless soil of human existence. An extraordinary piece of work.” —Ha Jin
“The Cockfighter is terrific, extremely moving and insightful—a coming-of-age story of a most unusual sort.” —Clifford Geertz
“Told with deep insight, intimate knowledge, and immense dramatic power, The Cockfighter occupies an original space in contemporary American fiction—a story of glory, pride, and growth—a story, like myth, that takes root in the timeless soil of human existence. An extraordinary piece of work.” —Ha Jin