"He tossed his line out grimly": Barry Hannah's Literary Parables.

HANNAH, Barry, 1942-2010; LITERARY criticism; SHORT story (Literary form); WATER Liars (Short story); HIGH-Water Railers (Short story); IMPLICATION (Logic); 20TH century American literature

The article critiques author Barry Hannah's reliance on implication in his short stories "Water Liars" and "High-Water Railers." It explains how these two stories act as parables for the literary goals and writing processes of the author. The similarities between "Water Liars" and the novel "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville are outlined.