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Fine Just the Way It Is is a 2008 collection of short stories by Annie Proulx. [2] [3] [4] Stories. Family Man. The story is set in a Wyoming "Old Folks' Home" for old cowboys, ranchers and their womenfolk. Old cow-poke Ray Forkenbrock has skeletons in his closet he must talk about before he dies. [5] . The past is inescapable.
- Annie Proulx
- 2008
Sep 9, 2008 · Fine Just the Way it Is. Annie Proulx. 3.82. 2,845 ratings443 reviews. Generations struggle in the American frontier West.
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Pioneer homesteaders facing drought and debt give way to modern-day hippies trying to lose themselves in the vanishing wilderness and real estate developers out to make a buck - unforgettable characters in nine stories that range in tone from crude cowboy humour to heartbreaking American tragedy
"Fine Just the Way It Is" is a collection of nine short stories that explore the harsh and often brutal realities of life in Wyoming. The tales delve into the lives of a range of characters, from ranchers to rodeo cowboys, and their struggles with the harsh environment, economic hardship, and personal demons.
Sep 12, 2008 · Proulx creates a fierce, visceral panorama of American folly and fate in these nine dazzling stories about multiple generations of Americans struggling through life in the West. Each character is a pioneer of a sort—some are billionaires, some are escapists, and some just think the rest of the country has it wrong.
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Jan 1, 2008 · 'Fine Just The Way It Is' marks Annie Proulx's return to the Wyoming of Brokeback Mountain and the familiar cast of hardy, unsentimental prairie folk. The stories are cast over centuries, and capture the voices and lives of the settlers this sagebrushed and weatherworn country has known.
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