- Gebundene Ausgabe: 300 Seiten
- Verlag: Mcsweeneys (28. Oktober 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 193241682X
- ISBN-13: 978-1932416824
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17 x 13,5 x 4,9 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 471.009 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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This set brings together three works by the short-story genres most exciting writers: Eggers "How the Water Feels to the Fishes"; Sarah Mangusos "Hard to Admit and Harder to Escape"; and Deb Olin Unferths "Minor Robberies." Each authors work comes in its own hardcover volume.
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Lovingly Crafted
25. Oktober 2007
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This box of stories is such a treat! The stories in each of the three books might come from the same tradition and share some sensibilities (the precision of language, lovingly crafted sentences), but each has its own voice, style, and character. And that's part of the pleasure: each book is a discovery! Dave Eggers's collection, for example, is full of miniature portraits, the characters (some named, others nameless) caught in strange predicaments (a boy named Charles, who never has his picture taken; a woman named Puma, who has so many friends she must find a way to escape them). In Sarah Manguso's book, a narrator alternates between peculiar experiences of the adult life and the memories of childhood, each childhood vignette a perfect life lesson (an incident with a cruel science teacher, an encounter with a class bully), though the outcome of each is wonderfully unexpected. Deb Olin Unferth's stories are mysterious and surreal (objects disappear in foreign countries, a woman is transformed into a machine and has an affair), often hilarious ("Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A bit of a brat, so they say. But his wife loved him."), but also recognizable and heartbreaking.
And of course, like all McSweeney's books, this set is exquisitely made. A real treasure!
And of course, like all McSweeney's books, this set is exquisitely made. A real treasure!
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Unferth's Minor Robberies
9. Februar 2008
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Unferth's Minor Robberies is a rare treat: at times metafictional, at times formally experimental, at times just plain wacky, these short-short stories delight without becoming glib. Standout stories include "Sickos" which features a "very vaguely, very religious" sex worker, "Give Them the Bag" a funny and strangely heart-breaking tale of sisters traveling together, and "Single Percent" a mathematical analysis of romantic commitment. Bring this lovely book with you everywhere so you can catch a story whenever you have a few minutes.
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A gem
19. November 2007
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The three books in this set complement each other well. Although I enjoyed all three, Deb Olin Unferth's Minor Robberies stands out in this group. It is delightfully humorous, adventurous, and with a touch of mystery at times. Unferth's stories cover various topics from relationships, to families, to South American travel, to the lives of great composers and architects. Each story has its own life and ends up in a different place, sometimes an unexpected one. Her stories are accessible, I felt compelled several times to call my friends and read to them out loud. Unferth has a talent for changing an entire story around in one line, and sometimes changing it back with the next. All of the books in this set are carefully written, stylistically interesting and worth reading. I highly recommend it!
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