A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain: Stories Spiral-Bound |

Robert Olen Butler

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Robert Olen Butler's lyrical and poignant collection of stories about the aftermath of the Vietnam War and its impact on the Vietnamese was acclaimed by critics across the nation and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1993. Now Grove Press is proud to reissue this contemporary classic by one of America's most important living writers, in a new edition of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain that includes two subsequently published stories -- "Salem" and "Missing" -- that brilliantly complete the collection's narrative journey, returning to the jungles of Vietnam.


Robert Olen Butler's lyrical and poignant collection of stories about the aftermath of the Vietnam War and its impact on the Vietnamese was acclaimed by critics across the nation and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1993. Now Grove Press is proud to reissue this contemporary classic by one of America's most important living writers, in a new edition of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain that includes two subsequently published stories -- "Salem" and "Missing" -- that brilliantly complete the collection's narrative journey, returning to the jungles of Vietnam.
Publisher: Ingram Publisher Services
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 0802137989
Item Weight: 0.7 lbs
Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.16 x 8.3 inches
Customer Reviews: 3 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings