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When Ann Beattie began publishing short stories in "The New Yorker
"in the mid-seventies, she emerged with a voice so original, and so
uncannily precise and prescient in its assessment of her
characters' drift and narcissism, that she was instantly celebrated
as a voice of her generation. Her name became an adjective:
"Beattiesque." Subtle, wry, and unnerving, she is a master observer
of the unraveling of the American family, and also of the myriad
small occurrences and affinities that unite us. Her characters,
over nearly four decades, have moved from lives of fickle desire to
the burdens and inhibitions of adulthood and on to failed
aspirations, sloppy divorces, and sometimes enlightenment, even
grace.
Each Beattie story, says Margaret Atwood, is "like a fresh bulletin
from the front: we snatch it up, eager to know what's happening out
there on the edge of that shifting and dubious no-man's-land known
as interpersonal relations." With an unparalleled gift for dialogue
and laser wit, she delivers flash reports on the cultural landscape
of her time. "Ann Beattie: The New Yorker Stories "is the perfect
initiation for readers new to this iconic American writer and a
glorious return for those who have known and loved her work for
decades.
On a quiet autumn afternoon in 1944, nine-year-old Morris Bird
III decides to visit a friend who lives on the other side of town.
So he grabs the handle of his red wagon and, with his little sister
in tow, begins an incredible pilgrimage across Cleveland . . . and
out of childhood forever.
Set against the backdrop of one of the worst industrial
disasters in American history, Don Robertson's enduring, beloved
masterwork is a remarkable story of destiny, bravery, and
responsibility, as fresh and relevant as when it first appeared in
print.
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