CENTAUR OF THE NORTH: Stories

by Wendell Mayo ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1996

We had come very far from the land of our dreams,"" muses one of the characters in this deft volume of nine stories. ""Each of us, in some tiny, fractured way, would always be homesick."" This first collection explores, in a variety of settings (many in the modern Southwest), the efforts of baffled, decent men to recover something of the mysterious power and presence of women they have loved and lost, whether wives, siblings, or mothers. Mayo (English/Univ. of Southwestern Louisiana) has a distinct talent for catching in terse, precise tales the way in which loss shapes our lives and imaginations. An impressive debut.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1996

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 127

Publisher: Arte P£blico

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996

Categories: FICTION