Chris Offutt
Chris Offutt is an award-winning author and screenwriter. He worked on the HBO drama True Blood and the Showtime series Weeds . His books include Kentucky Straight , The Same River Twice , The Good Brother , Out of the Woods , and No Heroes: A Memoir of Coming Home . His work has appeared in The Best American Essays, The Best American Short Stories, and many other anthologies. He lives near Oxford, Mississippi.
Chris Offutt is an award-winning author and screenwriter. He worked on the HBO drama True Blood and the Showtime series Weeds . His books include Kentucky Straight , The Same River Twice , The Good Brother , Out of the Woods , and No Heroes: A Memoir of Coming Home . His work has appeared in The Best American Essays, The Best American Short Stories, and many other anthologies. He lives near Oxford, Mississippi. See less
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Chris Offutt book reviews
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Kentucky Straight: Stories
'Straight' talk
by Gene E, Oct 10, 2014
Simple, unvarnished, undecorated language - clearly drawn from the lives of the people it portrays so vividly. Sounds like it might be boring - but no - one page turns into 20, or until the story ... Read More
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Kentucky Straight: Stories
A Native Son Holds a Grudge
Chris Offut was born in eastern Kentucky and is the son of a Professor of English at Morehead State University. This book, published in 1992, was his first collection of short stories. He now lives ... Read More
