Such waltzing was not easy: Stories

by Gordon Weaver

FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, First Printing, University of Illinois Press #533-6, 1974. Published concurrent with hardcover. One of the first four original books in the University of Illinois Press’ Short Fiction Series. Stories ‘The Day I Lost My Distance,’ ‘Low Blue Man.’ ‘Granger Hunting,’ ‘The Two Sides of Things,’ ‘I Go Back,’ ‘Wave the Old Wave,’ ‘Gold Moments and Victory Beer,’ ‘Cemetery in Winter,’ ‘When Times Sit In,’ and ‘Kiss in the Hand’. Digest-size paperback, 141 pages, 20 cm.

132 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

American novelist and short-story writer. He was founding Editor of the Mississippi Review and Editor of Cimarron Review. He taught at a number of colleges and universities, including Oklahoma State.

Reviews

[Mangus · Rating 4 out of 5]

An amazing collection of stories from a premiere author. Not many people have heard of this guy, but he is awesome. If you have a chance to sit down and read a story or two.