Close Range: Wyoming Stories is a 1999 collection of short stories by Annie Proulx,[1] beginning in 1997. The stories are set in the desolate landscape of rural Wyoming and detail the often grim lives of the protagonists.
Author | Annie Proulx |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publisher | Scribner |
Publication date | May 10, 1999 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 288 pp |
ISBN | 0-684-85221-7 |
OCLC | 40595315 |
813/.54 21 | |
LC Class | PS3566.R697 C58 1999 |
The collection was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
The best known story from the collection is "Brokeback Mountain", which was previously published as a 64-page novella in 1998. The story was the basis for Ang Lee's 2005 film, Brokeback Mountain.
The volume includes 11 short stories: