Rust and Tumble
The state of Texas for awhile avoided the brunt of the recession, although the pain is now being felt just about everywhere.
And that pain is the focus of a new book by a former fellow at UT-Austin’s Michener Center for Writers. It takes place in a Pennsylvania town ravaged after the steel mills shut down. Philipp Meyer’s American Rust follows two friends as they grapple with the consequences of a split-second moment of violence. Meyer says economic anxiety can weave its way into all corners of life.
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