Dirty Work

Name: Dirty Work
Author: Larry Brown

by Larry Brown

Two Vietnam War veterans grapple with trauma, friendship, and their shattered lives

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Larry Brown

American novelist and short-story writer from Mississippi whose raw, working-class fiction channeled the tradition of Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor. Dirty Work and Joe are among his most celebrated works. He is a key figure in the Grit Lit movement.

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