Victory Over Japan
The "funny, wise, and wonderful" (USA Today) book of short stories that won the National Book Award and established Ellen Gilchrist as a leading writer of the American South.


In her second collection, Ellen Gilchrist creates an unforgettable group of Southern women, enchanted and enchanting, who cavort through life, in and out of bars, marriages, and divorces, through the world of art and culture, drug busts, lovers' arms, and even earthquakes, in an attempt to find, if not happiness, at least some satisfaction. Throughout these stories, one hears echoes of Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, but Ms. Gilchrist has her own unique literary voice — and it is outrageously funny, moving, tragic, and always appealing.


"Ellen Gilchrist is terrific." —Norman Mailer


"This book is a delight." —Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Victory Over Japan
The "funny, wise, and wonderful" (USA Today) book of short stories that won the National Book Award and established Ellen Gilchrist as a leading writer of the American South.


In her second collection, Ellen Gilchrist creates an unforgettable group of Southern women, enchanted and enchanting, who cavort through life, in and out of bars, marriages, and divorces, through the world of art and culture, drug busts, lovers' arms, and even earthquakes, in an attempt to find, if not happiness, at least some satisfaction. Throughout these stories, one hears echoes of Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, but Ms. Gilchrist has her own unique literary voice — and it is outrageously funny, moving, tragic, and always appealing.


"Ellen Gilchrist is terrific." —Norman Mailer


"This book is a delight." —Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Victory Over Japan

Victory Over Japan

by Ellen Gilchrist
Victory Over Japan

Victory Over Japan

by Ellen Gilchrist

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The "funny, wise, and wonderful" (USA Today) book of short stories that won the National Book Award and established Ellen Gilchrist as a leading writer of the American South.


In her second collection, Ellen Gilchrist creates an unforgettable group of Southern women, enchanted and enchanting, who cavort through life, in and out of bars, marriages, and divorces, through the world of art and culture, drug busts, lovers' arms, and even earthquakes, in an attempt to find, if not happiness, at least some satisfaction. Throughout these stories, one hears echoes of Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, but Ms. Gilchrist has her own unique literary voice — and it is outrageously funny, moving, tragic, and always appealing.


"Ellen Gilchrist is terrific." —Norman Mailer


"This book is a delight." —Cleveland Plain Dealer

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781940941141
Publisher: Diversion Books
Publication date: 01/17/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 182
Sales rank: 980,024
Lexile: 690L (what's this?)
File size: 409 KB

About the Author

Ellen Gilchrist is the award-winning author of more than 20 books, including novels, short story collections, essays and poetry. Her new collection of stories, Acts of God, will be published in April 2014 by Algonquin, along with the paperback release of her novel A Dangerous Age. She lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas and Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and teaches creative writing and contemporary fiction at the University of Arkansas. 
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