"These stories belong in the pantheon of American letters not just
because they are models for the American short story, but also
because they deal with the pressure of ordinary history on the lives of
'DPs' (displaced persons)—Polish immigrants in the mid-twentieth
century."—Cynthia Shearer, author of The Wonder Book of the
Air
"Bukoski uncovers the most intimate religious and sensual longings,
revealing with subtle grace and sly humor the hidden secrets of the
displaced past that simmer through these multi-generational
immigrant struggles and lyrical dreams. A remarkable book about
where we come from and why we're here."—Douglas Unger, author
of Leaving the Land
"Anthony Bukoski understands how people begin in one place and
end up in another and in the process try to preserve or renew or
reinvent their very sense of self. Especially in this era, when the
issue of if or how or why one becomes an American is increasingly
important, Bukoski's book is downright essential."—Robert Olen
Butler
"Anthony Bukoski's characters are funny, devoted, passionate,
quarrelsome, hard-working people. These stories will make you want
to buy a round for your new friends from Superior, Wisconsin."
—Alyson Hagy, author of Snow, Ashes
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ANTHONY BUKOSKI is the author of four other story collections,
including Children of Strangers (SMU, 1993), Polonaise (SMU, 1999),
and Time Between Trains (SMU, 2003), which was a Booklist Editors'
Choice. His stories have been featured on Wisconsin Public Radio,
National Public Radio, and in live performance in the "Selected Shorts"
series at Symphony Space in New York City. He teaches at his alma
mater, the University of Wisconsin in his hometown of Superior, where
his Polish émigré grandparents settled early in the last century.
What people are saying about this book
"These twelve stories are a Polish delight. Bukoski's language hisses
with authenticity, and his characters jut into the waters of humanity
like giant ore docks into Lake Superior. A great book."—Diane Glancy,
author of The Mask Maker
"I was already a big fan of Tony Bukoski, and the stories in North of
the Port turned me downright avid."—Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer
Prize-winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
"A quintessential writer of place, Bukoski is one in whom
imagination is indistinguishable from empathy. A lovely, soulful
book."—Stuart Dybek, author of I Sailed with Magellan
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