Daniel Woodrell crafts novels steeped in the rugged landscape of the Missouri Ozarks, his writing distinguished by a raw authenticity. He delves into the lives of those on society's fringes, exploring themes of survival, family, and moral complexities. Woodrell's narratives are set against backdrops as harsh as the characters they contain, often examining the darker aspects of human nature. Yet, within this grit, his work consistently finds beauty and resilience in unexpected places, offering a profound look at the human condition.
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In 1929, an explosion in a Missouri dance hall killed forty-two people. Who was to blame? Mobsters from St Louis? Embittered gypsies? The preacher who cursed the waltzing couples for their sins? Or could it just have been a colossal accident? Alma Dunahew, whose scandalous younger sister was among the dead, believes the answer lies in a dangerous love affair, but no one will listen to a maid from the wrong side of the tracks. It is only decades later that her grandson hears her version of events - and must decide if it is the right one.
From the author of WINTER'S BONE, twelve timeless Ozarkian tales of those on the fringes of society, by the 'least known major writer in the country today' (Denis Lehane, USA Today)
A hard-hitting, critically acclaimed trilogy of crime novels from an author about whom New York magazine has written, "What people say about Cormac McCarthy ... goes double for [Woodrell]. Possibly more." In the parish of St. Bruno, sex is easy, corruption festers, and double-dealing is a way of life. Rene Shade is an uncompromising detective swimming in a sea of filth. As Shade takes on hit men, porn kings, a gang of ex-cons, and the ghosts of his own checkered past, Woodrell's three seminal novels pit long-entrenched criminals against the hard line of the law, brother against brother, and two vastly different sons against a long-absent father. THE BAYOU TRILOGY highlights the origins of a one-of-a-kind author, a writer who for over two decades has created an indelible representation of the shadows of the rural American experience and has steadily built a devoted following among crime fiction aficionados and esteemed literary critics alike.
After losing his family farm, John Moon, a skilled hunter, faces desperation. A fateful shot leads him to a campsite filled with drugs, cash, and the body of a young woman he accidentally killed. As he grapples with guilt and the choice to take the money or confess, he becomes hunted by those seeking revenge.
Amid the harsh landscape of the Ozark Hills, sixteen-year-old Ree is taking care of her mother and two brothers. Her father has put their house up as bail and if he doesn't show up at court it'll be sold from under them. To save her family she needs to track him down but in a community riven with long-running feuds getting answers isn't easy.
Woodrell, author of Tomato Red, delivers his most powerful work to date in The Death of Sweet Mister. Like Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn, Shuggie Akins tells his story of a reluctant descent into the world of adults in this unforgettable and ultimately moving novel.
In small Ozark towns like West Table, Missouri, what you are is where you're born and in Venus Holler, what you are isn't very much. For Bev Merridew who can turn a trick as easily as roll a joint, life in Venus Holler is tolerable. For her 19 year old and angry daughter, Jamalee, with her tomato red hair has plans and they don't include Venus Holler or Bev. They depend on her gorgeous Brother Jason who might just be the county Queer. In the hills and hollows of the Ozarks that is about the most dangerous and also the most courageous thing a man could be.
1861, im Grenzland zwischen Missouri und Kansas. Der junge Jake Roedel hat sich einer Gruppe von Freischärlern angeschlossen, die aufseiten der Konföderierten kämpfen und im Land Angst und Schrecken verbreiten. Immer wieder planen sie Überfälle auf unionstreue Truppen und Sympathisanten. Weil Roedel deutschstämmig ist, begegnen ihm die anderen Rebellen mit Misstrauen, er aber erweist sich als gnadenloser Kämpfer und treuer Kamerad. Der Krieg jedoch zieht sich hin, und die Freischärler gebärden sich zunehmend wie gemeine Diebe, nicht wie Freiheitskämpfer. Roedel kommen Zweifel, ob er dem Weg, den seine Kameraden eingeschlagen haben, bis zum Ende folgen soll, und doch steckt er jeden Schicksalsschlag tapfer weg. Aber dann wird er zusammen mit dem ehemaligen Sklaven Holt in ein Abenteuer verwickelt, das seine schlimmsten Befürchtungen übersteigt. Die konföderierten Freischärler reiten mit mehreren Hundert Mann gegen eine unbewaffnete Stadt, um einen brutalen Vergeltungsschlag zu führen … Daniel Woodrell schlägt ein dunkles, wenig bekanntes Kapitel der amerikanischen Vergangenheit auf und erzählt eine mitreißende Geschichte über Freundschaft und Verlust, über Rache und blinde Gewalt. Ein großer Roman, in neuer Übersetzung endlich wieder lieferbar.