Southern Methodist University Press


Texas Bound: Book II
22 Texas Stories
Edited by Kay Cattarulla
Foreword by John Graves


This second anthology of "Texas Bound" contains stories by turns poignant, hip, fantastical, tragic, and uproarious. Among the authors are literary pacesetters (Sandra Cisneros), national best-sellers (James Lee Burke), recent prize-winners (Lisa Sandlin, Dagoberto Gilb), long-recognized Texas talents (Miles Wilson, Annette Sanford, Carolyn Osborn), and a big helping of new discoveries.

Like the first volume of Texas Bound, this is both a companion book to the audio editions and an outstanding collection of what the New York Times has described as "stories about people coming to terms with love, race, myths, time and honor, in towns that transcend Texas even as they evoke it." Here's new proof that Texans—who prize the storytelling tradition—excel at creating short fiction.


Praise for Texas Bound:

"Distinctive and majestic storehouses of Texas literature."—Dallas Morning News

"A stirring chorus of voices, no two alike. If Louisiana's motto is 'Let the good times roll,' Texas's should be 'Sit down and listen to this!'"—Rosellen Brown

"Should be obligatory reading and listening for anyone interested in the writings of Texas authors."—Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Horton Foote

"Five stars! Best audio of the year"(1994)—Earful of Books

Also available:
Texas Bound: 19 Texas Stories.
Fiction by Rick Bass, Shelby Hearon, Larry L. King, Larry McMurtry, and others.


CONTENTS

  • Donald Barthelme's "The School"

  • John Bennet's "Flat Creek Road"

  • James Lee Burke's "The Convict"

  • Robert Olen Butler's "Jealous Husband
    Returns in Form of Parrot"

  • Sandra Cisneros's "Barbie-Q"

  • Matt Clarke's "The West Texas
    Sprouting of Loman Happenstance"

  • Tom Doyal's "Sick Day" and
    "Uncle Norvel Remembers Gandhi"

  • Dagoberto Gilb's "The Prize"

  • Dave Hickey's "I'm Bound to
    Follow the Longhorn Cows"

  • Barbara Hudson's "The Arabesque"
  • Arturo Islas's "The King of Tears"

  • Carolyn Osborn's "The Accidental Trip
    to Jamaica"

  • Janet Peery's "What the Thunder Said"

  • Hermine Pinson's "Kris/Crack/Kyle"

  • Katherine Anne Porter's "The Jilting
    of Granny Weatherall"

  • Lisa Sandlin's "The Old Folks
    Wish Them Well"

  • R. E. Smith's "The Gift Horse's Mouth"

  • Marshall Terry's "Angels Prostate Fall"

  • Donna Trussell's "Fishbone"

  • Miles Wilson's "On Tour with Max"

Texas Bound: Book II
ISBN 0-87074-426-7 cloth $22.50
ISBN 0-87074-427-5 paper $12.95

LC 97-48345. 6x9. 280 pp.
Fiction.

Publication Date: February 1998.


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