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In this dazzling premier collection, Leni Zumas shines a bright light into the far corners of a dark, dreamlike America populated by a cast of characters on the brink of survival. With the Gothic... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1890447498
ISBN13:9781890447496
Release Date:May 2008
Publisher:Open City Books
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Simply Magical
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This book is simply magical. From the prose to the characters, everything about these stories is both dark and otherworldly yet realistic and relatable. Leni Zumas captures something universal about the human existence while enchanting readers with her magical way with words. I've had this collection of short stories for over a year, yet it continues to amaze me, and shows me something new everytime I read it. It is definitely on my top ten list of favorite books. What a gift she has.
Discerning and violently beautiful prose.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
A terrifically intelligent and wonderfully eccentric book of short stories. They are dark, unforgiving, and strangely hopeful. Sentence by sentence, the prose is extraordinarily crafted, with an ear (especially uncanny for a fiction writer) for the lyrical. Some of these stories take as their impetus certain myths (such as the tale of Bluebeard) yet never in an obvious or trite fashion-- rather, the presence of the myth becomes apparent well into the story, and serves primarily to accent the narrative arc. I'm picky about the fiction I read. I like language that takes risks, and sentences in which every word counts . Think Barthleme. Not an imitation of. No. As original as.
Awesome first book of short stories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Travel into the minds and hearts of people living in ways and places you never imagined could exist... a great way to have a summer vacation without travelling anywhere! The characters you will meet will stick with you. You'll want to hug them, smack them, talk to them. Perhaps I date myself, but the feel of this book reminds me of Faulkner, at his best.
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