A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies: Stories - Brossura

Murray, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0060509295 ISBN 13: 9780060509293

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2004

Riassunto

Eight short works feature characters who experience moments of profound understanding about themselves, from an American scientist who makes a life-changing decision, to an elderly surgeon's use of his grandfather's butterfly collection to make sense of the past. A first collection. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

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“Writing that bristles with emotive power.” (Library Journal)

“Brilliant.... How lucky for all of us that he chose to write fiction.” (Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto)

“These stories linger with you like a delicious aftertaste.” (Abraham Verghese, author of My Own Country and The Tennis Partner)

“Vibrant debut story collection...Murray’s prose is strong and agile...the affecting portraits make this collection emotionally resonant and enormously gratifying” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“Stunning short story collection...writer to watch.” (Booklist (starred))

“Remarkable...marks the debut of an extraordinary American writer.” (Buffalo News)

“As gorgeous and breathtaking as the winged marvels of the title...stories such as these remind us what constitutes humanity.” (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review)

“The eight stories in John Murray’s first short-story collection achieve, individually and - collectively, an extraordinary impact and depth.” (San Diego Tribune)

“Murray’s stories are a genuine cultural breakthrough....Adventures of the mind, rich in human feeling...departures from any other...fiction. (Muriel Spark)

“Teeming with...high-stakes wisdom, Murray’s stories offer a map of possibility where anything can happen.” (Boston Globe)

L'autore:

John Murray trained as a doctor and is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he was a teaching-writing fellow. "The Hill Station" won the Prairie Lights Short Fiction Award, and the title story was selected by Joyce Carol Oates for the Best New American Voices 2002 fiction anthology. John Murray currently lives in Iowa.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060509295
• ISBN 13: 9780060509293
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288