Borrowed Hearts Paperback by Rick DeMarinis; introduction by James Welch

Product Details

• Publisher: Seven Stories Press (2000-10-03)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 336 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781583220405
• Item Weight: 453.6 grams
• Dimensions: 9.01 x 5.98 x 0.93 cm

Borrowed Hearts traces the development of Rick DeMarinis's incantatory voice, including newer work as well as stories selected from his three previous, highly acclaimed collections: Under Wheat (1986), the winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for short fiction; The Coming of the Free World, a New York Times Notable Book (1988); and The Voice of America (1991). The title story was included in 1991's The Best Stories of the South, and "Your Story" was played on National Public Radio's Selected Shorts.

About the Author

Rick DeMarinis was the highly acclaimed author of ten novels, including The Year of the Zinc Penny, a New York Times Notable book, and six short story col­lections, including Apocalypse Then and Borrowed Hearts. In 1990, he received a Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Each year, Cutthroat: A Journal of the Arts, awards a short story prize in his name. Rick passed away on June 12, 2019.