That Distant Land: The Collected Stories

Both an anthology and a unified work in itself, this collection of Wendell Berry's stories draws from three collections of stories, includes new work, and chronicles nearly a century of Berry's fictional Port William community, which he developed over decades of writing. Each short story is a work of art, but together they communicate even more profoundly Berry's strong belief in community and astounding imagination. The characters who people this community are so realistic, complex, and memorable that you will wish Port William really exists, even as you grapple with the real questions about the place and future of community in our current culture.