Close Range: Wyoming Stories is a 1999 collection of short stories by Annie Proulx,[1] beginning in 1997. The stories are set in the desolate landscape of rural Wyoming and detail the often grim lives of the protagonists.
The best known story from the collection is "Brokeback Mountain", which was previously published as a 64-page novella in 1998. The story was the basis for Ang Lee's 2005 film, Brokeback Mountain.
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close, range, wyoming, stories, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, 2020, learn, when, remove, this, message, 1999. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Close Range Wyoming Stories is a 1999 collection of short stories by Annie Proulx 1 beginning in 1997 The stories are set in the desolate landscape of rural Wyoming and detail the often grim lives of the protagonists First edition coverAuthorAnnie ProulxCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishPublisherScribnerPublication dateMay 10 1999Media typePrint hardback amp paperback Pages288 ppISBN0 684 85221 7OCLC40595315Dewey Decimal813 54 21LC ClassPS3566 R697 C58 1999 The collection was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction The best known story from the collection is Brokeback Mountain which was previously published as a 64 page novella in 1998 The story was the basis for Ang Lee s 2005 film Brokeback Mountain The volume includes 11 short stories The Half Skinned Steer The Mud Below Job History The Blood Bay People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water The Bunchgrass Edge of the World Pair a Spurs A Lonely Coast The Governors of Wyoming 55 Miles to the Gas Pump a brief vignette about a rancher s wife who discovers the corpses of missing women in the attic Brokeback Mountain References edit Christopher Lehmann Haupt 12 May 1999 Close Range Lechery and Loneliness Out West The New York Times Retrieved 18 September 2020 External links editDon t Fence Me In Book review by the New York Times Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Close Range Wyoming Stories amp oldid 1161435312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
