Author: Henry JamesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Eight Uncollected Tales
Eight Uncollected Tales
Author: Henry JamesThe Uncollected Stories of Allan Gurganus
Author: Allan GurganusPublisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631498762
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
One of “the best writers of our time” (Ann Patchett) offers this hilarious yet haunting cycle of stories—all previously uncollected. Since the explosive publication of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, Allan Gurganus has dazzled readers as “the most technically gifted and morally responsive writer of his generation” (John Cheever). He has been praised as "one of America’s preeminent novelists, our prime conductor of electric sentences" (William Giraldi). Above all, Allan Gurganus is a seriously funny writer, an expert at evoking humor, especially in our troubled times. Now he offers nine classic tales—never before between covers. They attest to his mastery of the short story and the growing depth of his genius. Offering characters antic and tragic, Gurganus charts the human condition—masked and unmasked—as we live it now. “Once upon a time” collides with the everyday. We meet a mortician whose dedication to his departed clients exceeds all legal limits. We encounter a seaside couple fighting to save their family dog from Maine’s fierce undertow. A virginal seventy-eight-year-old grammar school librarian has her sole erotic experience with a polyamorous snake farmer. A vicious tornado sends twin boys aloft, leaving only one of them alive. And, in an eerily prescient story, cholera strikes a rural village in 1849 and citizens come to blame their doomed young doctor who saved hundreds. These meticulously crafted parables recall William Faulkner’s scope and Flannery O’Connor’s corrosive wit. Imbuing each story with charged drama, Gurganus, a sublime ventriloquist, again proves himself among our funniest writers and our wisest.
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: 3
Author: Edward GormanPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765302359
Category : Detective and mystery stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Gathers mystery, suspense, and crime stories from around the world.
Short Story Index
Author: Dorothy Elizabeth CookPublisher: H. W. Wilson
ISBN: 9780824203856
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
The Story of a Year
Author: Henry JamesPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
'The Story of a Year' is a short story by American writer Henry James that first appeared in the March 1865 issue of The Atlantic. The story starts in "early May, two years ago" during the American Civil War. Jack and Elizabeth, a newly-engaged young couple, walk through the country to their New England home. Jack asks Elizabeth to keep their engagement a secret, and she agrees. That night Jack confides in his mother about the engagement. His mother, who is also Elizabeth's guardian, does not approve—she accuses Lizzie of being shallow. The next day Jack gets called off to war.
The New Republic
Author: Herbert David CrolyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Henry James
Author: Tony TannerPublisher: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Tanner provides not only an illuminating introduction to James and his writings; he also presents a portrait of his development as a writer and the seemingly inexhaustible inventiveness of his imagination. The first part introduces James' major theme--the complex fate of the American living in Europe--and surveys James' achievement upto the publishing of The Portrait of a Lady. The second chapter, covering the period of his continuous residence in London from 1881-1897, is devoted to his three major social novels: The Bostonians, The Princess Casamassima, and The Tragic Muse. It also covers his criticism of fiction, travel writings, short novels and stories. The final part deals with his last years at Rye and the masterpieces of the period: The Ambassadors, The Wings of Dove, and The Golden Bowl. ISBN 0-87023-492-7: $17.50.
The Edward Tales
Author: Elizabeth SpencerPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496840070
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
In conferring upon Mississippi native Elizabeth Spencer (1921–2019) the 2013 Rea Award for the Short Story, the jury said that at the then age of ninety-two, she “has thrived at the height of her powers to a degree that is unparalleled in modern letters.” Over a celebrated six-decade career, Spencer published every type of literary fiction: novels and short stories, a memoir, and a play. Like her best-known work, The Light in the Piazza, most of her narratives explore the inner lives of restless, searching southern women. Yet one mercurial male character, Edward Glenn, deserves attention for the way he insists on returning to her pages. Speaking of Edward in unusually personal terms, Spencer admitted a strong attraction to his type: the elusive, intelligent southern man, “maybe an unresolved part of my psyche.” In The Edward Tales, Sally Greene brings together the four narratives in which Edward figures: the play For Lease or Sale (1989) and three short stories, “The Runaways” (1994), “Master of Shongalo” (1996), and “Return Trip” (2009). The collection allows readers to observe Spencer’s evolving style while offering glimpses of the moral reasoning that lies at the heart of all her work. Greene’s critical introduction helpfully places these narratives within the context of Spencer’s entire body of writing. The Edward Tales confirms Spencer’s place as one of our most beloved and accomplished writers.
Author: Henry James