We Live in Water: Stories - Brossura

Walter, Jess

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ISBN 10: 0061926620 ISBN 13: 9780061926624

Casa editrice: Harper Perennial, 2013

Riassunto

This diverse collection of stories, which were originally published over the last five years in various magazines and anthologies, includes "Thief," in which an aluminum worker turns unlikely detective to solve the mystery of which of his kids is stealing from the family vacation fund. Original. 25,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Walter is a bighearted man who excels at writing about other bighearted, if broken, men. That generosity of spirit coupled with Walter’s seeming inability to look away from the messy bits, elevates these stories from dirges to symphonies.” (New York Times Book Review)

“Walter (Beautiful Ruins) writes-beautifully. . . . Darkly funny, sneakily sad, these stories are very, very good. The algorithm for this debut collection is straightforward: if you like to read, you’ll like this book.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

“Jess Walter, who is revered for his novels, shows a gritty side in these clear-cut stories... Each word is perfectly placed...[Walter] brings his first story collection to a smashing end.” (Daily Beast)

“Mr. Walter brings (his) outlook to short-story writing easily, and with a vengeance... His most bleakly funny, hard-edge book in years.” (Janet Maslin, New York Times)

“This badass collection aligns itself... with Walter’s gritty, bighearted novels.” (Esquire)

“[Walter] can mine the least scintilla of humor and wit from his characters’ broken lives--people whose dreams will surely not come true but who somehow keep trying.” (Shelf Awareness)

“Brims with humanity. A-” (Entertainment Weekly)

“Wildly entertaining and thought-provoking fiction from a prodigiously talented writer.” (Booklist)

“This debut story collection from Walter proves he’s as skilled at satire and class commentary in the short form as in his novels...A witty and sobering snapshot of recession-era America.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review )

“Walter’s got a great ear and a genius for sympathy with America’s new dispossessed.” (NPR's All Things Considered)

L'autore:

Jess Walter is the author of six novels, including the bestsellers Beautiful Ruins and The Financial Lives of the Poets, the National Book Award finalist The Zero, and Citizen Vince, the winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction has appeared in Harper's, McSweeney's, and Playboy, as well as The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Nonrequired Reading. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington.

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• Editore: Harper Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0061926620
• ISBN 13: 9780061926624
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192