Not Normal Illinois

Download or read book Not Normal, Illinois written by Michael Martone and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-26 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do Midwesterners have a peculiar way of looking at the world? Is there something not quite right about the way they see things? For such a normal place, the heartland has produced some writers who take a most individual approach to storytelling. And the result—to the delight of readers everywhere—has been stories that reveal the mystery, joy, and enchantment in the most ordinary and incidental moments of life. These 33 exceptional tales showcase the peculiarly wonderful vision of some of the region's best-known or soon-to-be-celebrated writers. Each invites its readers to see the world through different eyes and see it anew.