Through the Safety Net stories

by BAXTER, CHARLES

• ISBN13: 9780679776499
• ISBN10: 0679776494
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-09-29
• Publisher: Vintage

Summary

Baxter dives into the undercurrents of middle-class American life in these eleven arresting, often mesmerizing stories. Whether they know it or not, Baxter's characters are floating above an abyss of unruly desire, inexplicable dread, unforeseen tragedy, and sudden moments of grace. A drunken graduate student hurtles cheerfully through a snowstorm to rescue a fiancee who no longer wants him. A hospital maintenance worker makes a perverse bid for his place in the sunlight of celebrity. A man and a woman who have lost their only child cling fiercely to the one thing they have left of her--their grief. Lit by the quiet lightning of Baxter's prose,Through the Safety Netis filled with rare artistry and feeling.

Author Biography

Charles Baxter lives in Minneapolis and teaches at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of seven other works of fiction, including Believers, Harmony of the World, and Through the Safety Net. The Feast of Love was a finalist for the National Book Award.

Table of Contents

Stained Glass	1	(14)
Winter Journey	15	(16)
Saul and Patsy Are Getting Comfortable in Michigan	31	(22)
Media Event	53	(18)
Surprised by Joy	71	(26)
Talk Show	97	(18)
Cataract	115	(22)
The Eleventh Floor	137	(26)
Gryphon	163	(22)
Through the Safety Net	185	(10)
A Late Sunday Afternoon by the Huron	195