A Primitive Heart: Stories

by David Rabe

David Rabe, the Tony award-winning playwright of Hurlyburly and In the Boom Boom Room , brings his intense vision to the world of fiction, with a short story collection of astonishing range and versatility. Whether he is writing about a marriage shadowed by the unacknowledged discord of a risky pregnancy, a group of men whose attempt to settle an account launches them toward unexpected violence, or a young journalist who believes he’s escaped his Catholic roots only to be forced again to confront them by a priest who once mentored his writing, Rabe’s strong, true voice tenders an inimitable portrait of America and offers benediction to her lost souls. A Primitive Heart confirms the mastery of a writer and establishes David Rabe as an exciting voice in fiction.

Genres: Short Stories

304 pages, Paperback

First published August 4, 2005

Reviews

[Alex Gleason · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Primitive Heart & Veranda are the standouts.

[Jess · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know, I just felt kinda "meh" about these stories. They were too disorganized for the most part.