“Duff Brenna is an American treasure.”
—The Bloomsbury Review
Welcome...
And thanks for dropping by. Feel free to linger.
If you’ve just discovered Duff, then hang on to your socks! Duff is an engrossing
storyteller. He delivers prose in a style that’s simple yet lyrical. His stories
are unsentimental, gut-wrenchingly vernacular, graceful and transcendent, and literary
— yet as down-to-earth as the wholesome smell of alfalfa in a meadow where
dairy cows graze.
Duff’s truly a master of imagery and dialogue. Plus, his stories feature quite
a gallery of gritty and glorious characters. According to The Wall Street Journal,
“Duff Brenna displays a spectacular talent for crafting complex, believable
characters.” How true.
Although Duff’s a soft-spoken man, many of his characters are loud and outrageous
and use language salty enough to make an ex-sailor like me absolutely cringe. Okay,
so I was a demure dental assistant too mortified to cuss and and swear during my
tour of duty. That was thirty-some years ago, and though I’m less demure now,
certain salty words still make me cringe.
So, be forewarned: These characters, these stories are not for the prissy. They
may horrify you at times, but they’ll keep you turning the pages. They’ll
make you laugh and cry at the same time. And in the end, like all fine art, they
illuminate and elevate the human condition.
But don’t take my word for it. Read the excerpts, the essays, the reviews,
the interviews. Get to know the man behind the words. Then buy a book or two ...
or ten. You can get Duff’s books through Amazon.com and other booksellers.
See Books for details and bookseller links.
Please
e-mail Duff with your questions, comments, suggestions, etc. related to
his work. And please
write to me if you find broken or outdated links, or other problems with
this website. Thanks!
—Clare MacQueen
Editor and Webmaster
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