Five Hundred Poor

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Pub Date 01 Jun 2018 | Archive Date 31 May 2018

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From acclaimed author, Noah Milligan, comes a short story collection, Five Hundred Poor. The title comes from Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, “Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many. The affluence of the rich excites the indignation of the poor, who are often both driven by want, and prompted by envy, to invade his possessions.”
Set in Oklahoma, these are ten stories of those five hundred poor, the jaded, the disillusioned, and the disenfranchised.

From acclaimed author, Noah Milligan, comes a short story collection, Five Hundred Poor. The title comes from Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, “Wherever there is great property there is great...


A Note From the Publisher

From the award-winning and acclaimed author of the psychological literary thriller, AN ELEGANT THEORY, we're very proud to present Noah Milligan's short story collection, FIVE HUNDRED POOR. Many of these stories have been previously published by well-respected literary journals, and we know you'll find them challenging, intriguing and in some cases, slightly disturbing.

From the award-winning and acclaimed author of the psychological literary thriller, AN ELEGANT THEORY, we're very proud to present Noah Milligan's short story collection, FIVE HUNDRED POOR...


Advance Praise

Five Hundred Poor is the type of book we need more of. Full of unflinchingly honest stories that are, at times, shocking brutal and surprisingly tender, this is a living, breathing portrait of the world we live in. No gimmicks. No grandstanding. Just an honest glimpse at how the other half lives and how the other half dies that should inspire us to try harder." —Jared Yates Sexton, Author of The People Are Going To Rise Like The Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage

“Noah Milligan possesses a concise mastery of language and a sharp lens through which he sees the world. The characters he delivers in “Five Hundred Poor,” his engaging collection of short stories, are at once vivid and impossible to ignore. They have both heart and soul. They challenged and inspired me.” — Jennifer Haupt, author of In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills

"The stories in Five Hundred Poor conspire to create a sad and familiar world, with characters whose lives offer hope among tragedy. Noah Milligan writes about Oklahoma in such an uncanny, dark, compelling way. He is a very gifted writer, and I look forward to reading more of his work." — Brandon Hobson, author of Where the Dead Sit Talking

* 2016 Foreword INDIES Finalist - Fiction (An Elegant Theory)

* 2015 Horatio Nelson Fiction Prize - Shortlist (An Elegant Theory)



Five Hundred Poor is the type of book we need more of. Full of unflinchingly honest stories that are, at times, shocking brutal and surprisingly tender, this is a living, breathing portrait of the...


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781771681391
PRICE CA$18.95 (CAD)
PAGES 192

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