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A Nest of Hooks

By Lon Otto

Iowa Short Fiction and John Simmons Short Fiction Awards Series

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152 pp, 1978
$15.00 paper 0-87745-090-0

Winner of the 1978 Iowa Short Fiction Award

". . . this is a diverse, continually surprising collection of stories. . . . his writing is clear and fresh, and he has the poet's eye for detail. . . . Otto is an intelligent, talented writer, and A Nest of Hooks is sure to captivate many readers."—Library Journal

"When you see how good these stories are, you'll want to make a distinction between other short fictions and these."—National Public Radio

"His sense of economy is superb and the humanity behind his characters appealing."—Booklist

 

 

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