Seven Stories - Stories

"The seven stories-"Infinite Passion of Expectation" "Tea Ceremony," "The Mistress," "The Overcoat," "Stolen Pleasures," "Works of the Imagination," and "Women in Their Beds"- offer a glimpse into the oeuvre of one of the most celebrated voices in American letters. Each palm-size book in the Counterpoints series is meant to stay with you, whether safely in your pocket or long after you turn the last page. From short stories to essays to poems, these little books celebrate our most-beloved writers, whose work encapsulates the spirit of Counterpoint Press: cutting-edge, wide-ranging, and independent"--

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Gina Berriault

Riassunto

A master of the short form, Gina Berriault stands somewhere between Chekhov and Isaac Babel in style and psychological acuity.

"Berriault writes real fiction . . . She deepens reality, complements it and affords us the bliss of knowing, for a moment, what we cannot know." —The Nation

“A wonderful storyteller and a beautiful writer.” —Grace Paley

The seven stories—“Infinite Passion of Expectation,” “Tea Ceremony,” “The Mistress,” “The Overcoat,” “Stolen Pleasures,” “Works of the Imagination,” and “Women in Their Beds”—offer a glimpse into the oeuvre of one of the most celebrated voices in American letters.

 

 

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gina Berriault, Berriault Gina
• Editore: Counterpoint
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.07.2022
• EAN: 9781640095458
• ISBN: 978-1-64009-545-8
• Pagine: 176
• Dimensioni: 102 mm x 152 mm x 13 mm
• Serie: Counterpoints
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Short Stories (single author), FICTION / Jewish, Modern & contemporary fiction