Ben Greenman is a writer of virtuosic range and uncanny
emotional insight. As Darin Strauss has noted, "Like Bruno Schulz,
George Saunders, Donald Barthelme, and no one else I can think of,
Greenman has the power to be whimsical without resorting to
whimsy." The stories in this new collection, What He's Poised to
Do, showcase his wide range, yet are united by a shared sense of
yearning, a concern with connections missed and lost, and a
poignant attention to how we try to preserve and maintain those
connections through the written word.
From a portrait of an unfaithful man contemplating his own free
will to the saga of a young Cuban man's quixotic devotion to a
woman he may never have met; and from a nineteenth-century weapons
inventor's letter to his young daughter to an aging man's wistful
memory of a summer love affair in a law office--each of these
stories demonstrates Greenman's maturity as a chronicler of
romantic angst both contemporary and timeless, and as an explorer
of the ways our yearning for connection informs our selves and our
souls.
General
Imprint: |
HarperPerennial
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2010 |
First published: |
June 2010 |
Authors: |
Ben Greenman
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Dimensions: |
201 x 135 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-198740-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
|
LSN: |
0-06-198740-9 |
Barcode: |
9780061987403 |
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