Holding Pattern - Couverture souple

Allen, Jeffery Renard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1555975097 ISBN 13 : 9781555975098

Editeur : Graywolf Press,U.S., 2008

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

JEFFERY RENARD ALLEN is the author of the novel Rails Under My Back and two collections of poetry. Allen was born and raised in Chicago. He teaches creative writing at Queens College/CUNY, and his awards include a Whiting Award.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Graywolf Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1555975097
• ISBN 13: 9781555975098
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 227
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