Collected Stories - Softcover

Shields, Carol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060762047 ISBN 13: 9780060762049

Verlag: Harper Perennial, 2005

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Book by Shields Carol

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Críticas:

"A magisterial compilation... Shields has left us with an intricate literary map of human relationships."--Washington Post Book World

"A joyride...One delightful turn after another."--Boston Globe

"Full of wonder and serendipity...the stories are truly remarkable, combining great good humor with poignant observation."--Seattle Times

"Genius...[Shields] is one of our strongest voices in literature."--Charlotte Observer

"Sublime...Original...Superb...These surprising, effervescent stories can only help to ensure the power of [Shields'] legacy."--Miami Herald

"Shields writes about whimsy, happenstance and serendipity, tragedies that really aren't, and clean, cutting prose about things that really hurt...Amazing."--Denver Post

"A master storyteller of complex and surprisingly nuanced life stories."--Providence Journal

"Marvelous...This big, beautiful collection should win Shields the devoted readership she deserves."--O magazine

"A revelation and a delight."--Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Shields writes with an almost painfully attuned ear for the nuances of language and the way they attach to feelings and probe the most delicate layers of human consciousness. . . . She reminds us again why literature matters."--New York Times Book Review

Reseña del editor:

A collection of short works by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning writer features definitive pieces written throughout the course of her career, including the previously unpublished, "Segue," a portrayal of a sonnet writer who faces an unknown darkness. By the author of The Stone Diaries. Reprint.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Harper Perennial
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060762047
• ISBN 13: 9780060762049
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 632