In the Heart of the Heart of the Country Mythology where his brother happens to

where his brother happens to be a chemist and his sister a doctor

Medardo Fraile

to those when you just need a little lift

and desire

good at following people and bringing home their secrets

In the Heart of the Heart of the Country Mythology where his brother happens toFirst published in 1968, In the Heart of the Heart of the Country established William Gass as one of Americas finest and boldest writers of fiction, and nearly fifty years later, the book still stands as a landmark of contemporary fiction. The two novellas and three short stories it contains are all set in the Midwest, and together they offer a mythical reimagining of Americas heartland, with its punishing extremes of heat and cold, its endless spaces