Ebook {Epub PDF} Rust and Bone: Stories by Craig Davidson

"Enough incident, shock, and suspense for a dozen books Filled with stories you haven't heard before."#;Bret Easton EllisIn steel-tipped prose, Craig Davidson conjures a savage world populated by fighting dogs, prizefighters, sex addicts, and gamblers. In his title story, Davidson introd. "In prose so clean it has been stripped down to the bone, Craig Davidson gives us the demimonde of dogfights, bar brawls, and washed-up boxers that Hemingway first brought into our literature Davidson is a writer of immense power and surprising, accurate insights." ― Peter Straub "The landscape of Rust and Bone is a war zone. With each story, the author digs both feet into the canvas Cited by: 1. Official website of author Craig Davidson | Home. Greetings, Lonely Travelers, Welcome to my little corner of the 'Net. First off, I must let you know I am neither the Craig Davidson who runs the chain of UK hairdressers, nor the Craig Davidson who plays scrum-half for the Springbok rugby squad.

The stories penetrate 'bone' and the angst of the fragile characters linger like powdered 'rust'. Even the comic tone of the story of the sex addict makes the reader cringe! Davidson is a fresh newly discovered Canadian talent - he continues the tradition of outstanding originality in Canadian literature! There are eight excellent stories in the book, a few related by the most minor factors. The story topics range from boxing, magic, dog fighting, a repo man, a basketball prodigy, a aquarium show whale rider, to a hardcore sex addict! the stories: Rust and Bone (4/5 stars). Rust and Bone Stories by Craig Davidson. To Mom and Dad. More Praise for Rust and Bone "Like a gleeful bull in the china shop of staid and worthy CanLit, Davidson is defining his own literary identity by shattering conventions." —National Post "[Rust and Bone] is a superb collection from a young writer who already feels fully formed.

His first short story collection, Rust and Bone, was published in September by Penguin Books Canada, and was a finalist for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award. S Craig Davidson is a Canadian author of short stories and novels, who has published work under both his own name and the pen names Patrick Lestewka and Nick Cutter. Rust and Bone conjures a savage world of prizefighters, gamblers and sex addicts; dogs fight to the death and bare-knuckled men fight for survival on the most extreme margins. And yet these gritty stories are tempered by gentleness, the quiet understanding in the most intimate relationships. The landscape of Rust and Bone is a war zone. With each story, the author digs both feet into the canvas and slings forth a blizzard of body blows that will knock you on your ass. With each story, the author digs both feet into the canvas and slings forth a blizzard of body blows that will knock you on your ass.