To Skin a Cat

By Thomas McGuane

Book Overview

A collection of thirteen stories of great range, verve, and humor from the highly acclaimed author of Cloudbursts and Ninety-two in the Shade

Thomas McGuane's first short story collection is "a cornucopia of McGuane's grace, humor, gusto, and smarts" (Philadelphia Inquirer), and McGuane is a writer who "makes the page, the paragraph, the sentence itself a record of continuous imaginative activity.... He is] an important as well as a brilliant novelist" (The New York Times Book Review).

Includes the stories:
- The Millionaire
- A Man in Louisiana
- Like a Leaf
- Dogs
- A Skirmish
- Two Hours to Kill
- The Rescue
- Sportsmen
- Little Extras
- Partners
- The Road Atlas
- Flight
- To Skin a Cat

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394755219
• ISBN13: 9780394755212
• Release Date: October 1987
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A close second to Hemingway...

For those looking for modern commentary on the "sporting life" or a journey into the mind of men who have trouble with modern gender issues then this is a good place to start. McGuane seems to be trying to fill Hemingway's waders (particularly "In Our Time") with this collection; he certainly conveys a similar tone.If you have a background in hunting and/or fishing then these stories will likely appeal to you. If not, there is still one story worth reading simply because it aptly demonstrates why we need to abandon the myth of the male who expresses no emotions for fear of showing his weakness.Unfortunately it appears to be out of print but it is worth tracking down.