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The King of Limbo and Other Stories
de Harun, Adrianne
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- Estado
- V. Good/V. Good
- ISBN 10
- 1585671932
- ISBN 13
- 9781585671939
- Librería
-
cremona, Alberta, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Overlook Pr, 2001. 221 pp. Sewanee Writers' Series. "These stories surprise at first, literary and wild, and then get funny, and then you read them for pleasure alone..."(Padgett Powell). Dust jacket is bright and clean, very minimal wear. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked. Grey textured paper on boards binding with mauve coloured cloth spine is in lovely condition.. Signed by Author. HC and DJ. V. Good/V. Good.
Sinopsis
In stories that move deftly from the magical to the mundane, the simple to the surreal, The King of Limbo showcases a mature talent that calls to mind such greats as Alice Munro and Andre Dubus. Here are drifters, waitresses, horse trainers, housewives, a Nigerian foreign exchange student, a fisherman's wife, a cat with a cause. Blending magical realism and a pitch-perfect ear for the expressions of the human heart, Adrianne Harun presents a cast of unforgettable characters caught in limbo between their reality and their dreams. Set in locales as diverse as a fictional town on the Northwest coast and a Connecticut boarding school, these stories chart physical and emotional landscapes with equal precision and grace. Vacationers dawdle in souvenir shops. Locals quietly observe the superstitions of the sea. A woman, overcome by the loss of a child, runs her car into a Victorian house, only to be adopted by the house's elderly residents. A killer on the loose prompts a newlywed couple to employ a mannequin as a decoy for marital bliss. Again and again Adrianne Harun displays a unique ability to view the world from a dazzling array of perspectives. The King of Limbo confirms the arrival of a writer to watch.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Ghost River Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 103061
- Título
- The King of Limbo and Other Stories
- Autor
- Harun, Adrianne
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - V. Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- V. Good
- ISBN 10
- 1585671932
- ISBN 13
- 9781585671939
- Editorial
- Overlook Pr
- Lugar de publicación
- Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación
- 2001
Términos de venta
Ghost River Books
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Sobre el vendedor
Ghost River Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2004
cremona, Alberta
Sobre Ghost River Books
Seller of rare and used books.
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