Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar: Stories of Work

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Edited byRichard Ford and featuring stories by Russell Banks, Alice Munro, Tobias Wolff,Jhumpa Lahiri, JohnCheever, and many others, Blue Collar,White Collar, No Collar is a profound and groundbreaking anthologyexploring resonant themes of employment, service, and daily obligations asunique windows into our culture, our society, and our very humanity. With ashare of proceeds going to assist the literacynonprofit 826Michigan, this unforgettable collection of short fiction from manyof contemporary literature's most powerful authors limns the diverse meanings of work in American culture today, even as itlooks to the future of the American workforce and its capacity to succeedcreatively tomorrow.

Richard Ford is one of America's most lauded writers of literary fiction, and is the only individual to win both the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction and the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for the same work, INDEPENDENCE DAY. His other books include THE SPORTSWRITER, THE LAY OF THE LAND, and the story collection ROCK SPRINGS. In addition, Ford has edited anthologies such as THE GRANTA BOOK OF THE AMERICAN LONG STORY, THE GRANTA BOOK OF THE AMERICAN SHORT STORY, THE COMPLETE STORIES OF ANTON CHEKOV, and THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES. His critical acclaim positions Ford among America's most respected living writers.

"A rich compendium that seeks to define, defend and explain the importance of work using complex characters that range from a veteran waiter aboard a train to a lauded but aging poet seeking his muse in Italy." -- Associated Press "This book is worth a read. I learned a few things, smiled a time or two and made myself a promise to leave very, very good tips for the next delivery man who comes to our house." -- New York Times