The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 14th, 2002
Home again
Graceful memoir takes journey to self-discovery
By CARLO WOLFF
Special to the Journal Sentinel
Sunday, April 14, 2002
Some might consider it presumptuous to publish a look back at one's first 40 years, but Chris Offutt's wonderful "No Heroes" makes you hunger for more. Ten-year updates? I'll be there. This work is that intoxicating.
A native of eastern Kentucky, Offutt commands metaphor and mood, packing worlds of meaning into spare, moving sentences. His memoir, which is about coming to terms with the notion of home, tells how he returns to his birthplace to teach at Morehead...
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