Before I started reading The Names of Things by John Colman Wood, I found myself thinking about what I expected out of a novel that centers on an American’s experiences in another culture. At the minimum, I decided that I expected a vivid presentation of the ‘other place.’ I wanted to live it like I…
David S. Atkinson is the author of
Bones Buried in the Dirt. His writing has appeared in [
PANK],
The Rumpus, Grey Sparrow Journal, Interrobang?!,
Atticus Review, & others. He spends his non-literary time as a patent attorney in Denver.