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Articles of Faith, 2000
Oness, Elizabeth, 1960-
McCracken, Elizabeth
2000
University of Iowa Press
Iowa City, Iowa
In her award-winning collection, Elizabeth Oness travels a vast emotional terrain, from the loss of innocence to sexual betrayal to the helplessness of parents before their children. In “Momentum, ” a woman carries the burden of a dead friend's secret for years until she finally decides to reveal it, only to discover that other, darker secrets still lie in wait. “Rufus” follows the quandary of a young man who is forced to choose between the affection of his girlfriend and his compassion for a homeless man who has taken up residence in his car. Articles of Faith is a collection of stories about silence and the complications that arise when a silence is kept too long or suddenly broken. As one narrator relates, “I knew that life was full of these things which matter so enormously and make us what we are -- but remain unsaid because to voice them does not make them go away, and instead shakes everything around us apart.”
Iowa Short Fiction Award: 2000 Judge: Elizabeth McCracken
English
Silence
The Iowa Short Fiction Award & John Simmons Short Fiction Award
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Iowa Short Fiction Award
133 pages
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