The world of Jeffery Renard Allen's stunning short-story
collection is a place like no other. A recognizable city,
certainly, but one in which a man might sprout wings or copper
pennies might fall from the skies onto your head. Yet these are no
fairy tales. The hostility, the hurt, is all too human.
The protagonists circle each other with steely determination: a
grandson taunts his grandmother, determined to expose her secret
past; for years, a sister tries to keep a menacing neighbor away
from her brother; and in the local police station, an officer and
prisoner try to break each other's resolve.
In all the stories, Allen calibrates the mounting tension with
exquisite timing, in mesmerizing prose that has won him comparisons
with Joyce and Faulkner. "Holding Pattern "is a captivating
collection by a prodigiously talented writer.
General
Imprint: |
Graywolf Press,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2008 |
First published: |
September 2008 |
Authors: |
Jeffery Renard Allen
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Dimensions: |
228 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
227 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-55597-509-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-55597-509-7 |
Barcode: |
9781555975098 |
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