Sarah By Scott Mcclanahan

Scott mcclanahan born june 24 1978 is an american writer economist explorer and martial artist.

Sarah by scott mcclanahan. Scott mcclanahans the sarah book is a furious exhalation of love and hurt and hate and tenderness and anger. He lives in beckley west virginia and is the author of eight books. Scott mcclanahan born june 24 1978 is an american writer filmmaker and martial artist. Scott mcclanahans the sarah book is a furious exhalation of love and hurt and hate and tenderness and anger.

By april ayers lawson. This is a chronicle of a couple coming together and breaking apart. His most recent book the sarah book was featured in rolling stone village voice and playboy. Scott mcclanahan is an author and filmmaker based in beckley west virginia.

His most recent book the sarah book was featured in rolling stone village voice and playboy. Once you have youll realize this is one west virginia writer who has gone beyond regionalism and the need for literary head pats. Npr called the book brave triumphant and beautiful it reads like a fever dream and it feels like a miracle. Most fiction feels like a bunch of dumb stories the author of the sarah book in conversation with april ayers lawson.

The sarah book is all about loss and pain and existential anguish and mcclanahan doesnt pull any punchesone scene finds scott weeping on the floor of his parents bathroom as his mother tries. There is courage in these pages because so much of what mcclanahan details is ugly and desperate and raw everything food drink love heartbreak to excess. Scott mcclanahan the sarah book tyrant books 2017 james baldwin once said you think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world but then you read i would only add the name scott mcclanahan to the end of the quote. Hes written eight books including crapalachia hill william and the sarah bookhes a co founder of holler presents a production company and small presshere he discusses the stylistic tricks he uses in his writing why structure can be more compelling than subject matter the importance of focusing on what.

He lives in beckley west virginia and is the author of eight books. There is courage in these pages because so much of what mcclanahan details is ugly and desperate and raweverything food drink love heartbreak to excess. This is a chronicle of a couple coming together and breaking apart. There is plenty of pain and heartbreak in his new novel the sarah book the semi biographical story of his.

Scott mcclanahans the sarah book is a furious exhalation of love and hurt and hate and tenderness and anger.