Reading order#
| # |
Title |
Published |
Author |
Buy on Amazon |
| 1 |
Heart Songs and Other Stories |
1988 |
Annie Proulx |
Buy |
| 2 |
Close Range: Brokeback Mountain and Other Stories |
2005 |
Annie Proulx |
Buy |
| 3 |
Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay |
2005 |
Annie Proulx |
Buy |
These collections gather Annie Proulx’s short fiction outside the Wyoming Stories. Heart Songs and Other Stories (1988) was her first published book of fiction, set in rural New England. The other two editions present Brokeback Mountain with additional material including the screenplay.
Proulx’s short fiction is tightly written and often brutal in its honesty about rural American life.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books are in the Annie Proulx Short Story Collections series?
There are three books in the Annie Proulx Short Story Collections series, published between 1988 and 2005.
What is the first book in the Annie Proulx Short Story Collections series?
The first book in the Annie Proulx Short Story Collections series is Heart Songs and Other Stories, published in 1988.
What is Heart Songs and Other Stories about?
Heart Songs, first published in 1988, collects stories set in rural New England. The characters are working-class people dealing with the realities of life in small, isolated communities. It was Proulx’s first published fiction.