The Gentle Insurrection and Other Stories

By Doris Betts

Book Overview

The stories in this collection are concerned with issues such as living and dying, growing old, questioning one's beliefs, and recognizing one's own failings. The author is the recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Medal of Merit for the Short Story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807122246
• ISBN13: 9780807122242
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Wise and Wonderful

Without a doubt, Doris Betts is one of the world's wisest novelist. These stories, like so many telescopes, focus, fine tune, and zoom in on the perceptions and verities of the heart. Ms. Betts not only reminds us of how frail we are in our faults, but--too--how strong we are in our virutes. I have read all her work and find this collection to be--as all her other work is--a proud call to the humanity in all of us. No excuses, no apologies, just humanity. Shining, excellent stories, each of them!