American Boy - Larry Watson [79]
Thanks to PJ Mark, my agent, for his friendship and support.
I will be forever indebted to Ralph Vicinanza and will miss his wisdom and laughter.
Thanks to Elly Heuring and Amy Watson.
Above all, thanks to Susan, to whom this novel is dedicated.
A slightly altered version of the first three chapters appeared in The North American Review.
LARRY WATSON is the author of Montana 1948, Justice, White Crosses, Orchard, and several other novels. He is the recipient of the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, the Friends of American Writers award, two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and many other prizes and awards. He teaches writing and literature at Marquette University in Milwaukee, where he lives with his wife, Susan.
For more, see larry-watson.com.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Watson, Larry, 1947–
p. cm.
eISBN : 978-1-571-31846-6
1. Life change events—Fiction. 2. Small cities—Fiction. 3. Minnesota—Fiction. 4. Psychological fiction. I. Title.
PS3573.A853A83 2011
813’.54—dc23
2011021334
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