Anglický jazyk

Tales of Falling and Flying

Vydavateľstvo: Penguin Publishing Group
Rok vydania: 2017
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 197 x 129 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9780143130109

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20.33 €

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O knihe

"Mesmerizing and magical. . . . A stunning book." -NPR.org

"Short stories so imaginative - and yet so perplexingly familiar - they could have formed in a dream. . . . Taut, meticulously balanced and written in Loory's direct, witty prose, his own stories take a page from Aesop: high-flying tales nonetheless boiled down to the essentials." -The Los Angeles Times

"Ben Loory's stories are little gifts, strange and moving and wonderfully human. I devoured this book in one sitting." -Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

A dazzling new collection of stories from the critically acclaimed author of Stories for Nighttime and Some for The Day

Ben Loory returns with a second collection of timeless tales, inviting us to enter his worlds of whimsical fantasy, deep empathy, and playful humor, in the signature voice that drew readers to his highly praised first collection. In stories that eschew literary realism, Loory's characters demonstrate richly imagined and surprising perspectives, whether they be dragons or swordsmen, star-crossed lovers or long-lost twins, restaurateurs dreaming of Paris or cephalopods fixated on space travel. In propulsive language that brilliantly showcases Loory's vast imagination, Tales of Falling and Flying expands our understanding of how fiction can work and is sure to cement his reputation as one of the most innovative short-story writers working today.