window mirror von andreoni michael (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | In gritty, penetrating prose, the short stories in THE WINDOW IS A MIRROR deftly mine both working-class and privileged sensibility to extract common elements. Characters of varying social strata are subjected to merciless scrutiny as they pursue prizes of dubious value, heedless of cost. Whether or not they get what they want is the least of their problems. In the end their disparate futilities mix them into a single tribe that looks like us.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | In gritty, penetrating prose, the short stories in THE WINDOW IS A MIRROR deftly mine both working-class and privileged sensibility to extract common elements. Characters of varying social strata are subjected to merciless scrutiny as they pursue prizes of dubious value, heedless of cost. Whether or not they get what they want is the least of their problems. In the end their disparate futilities mix them into a single tribe that looks like us.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Michael Andreoni examines the working-class life in this collection of sixteen short stories. Written with grit and touches of humor, these thought-provoking stories offer an insight into the flawed and intriguing humanness within us all. The Window Is a Mirror: A maintenance man is offered his own TV reality show and discovers it's not what he imagined. Highlighted stories in the collection include: Edwin Floating: Edwin and his sister confront the dark history that led to their divorces. Drambuie Tam: When a diminutive female miner comes down the mountain looking for more than a drink, the town of Argent Springs will never be the same. Julian's Crunchy Apotheosis: An ambitious advertising executive is transformed into a dark god who can sell anything to anyone. Moving Day: A small-town criminal is obsessed with getting out of a too-small town. Fifteen Tops: A genius software developer is convinced the country would run better if everyone listened to him. Other stories included in the collection: Stump, The Window Is a Mirror, Edwin Floating, Drambuie Tam, Julian's Crunchy Apotheosis, Pastoral, Possum Haw, Moving Day, Brown Black No Ink, The Devil-Ape of Goma, Consolidated Freight, Fifteen Tops, Soft Power, The Symmetry of Children, Tea Party, and The Approach to the Bridge.