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Item specifics
- Condition
- MPN
- 9780061875847
- Brand
- Harper Perennial
- Style
- ABIS_BOOK
- ISBN
- 9780061875847
- Book Title
- Legend of a Suicide : Stories
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Contemporary Women, Short Stories (Single Author), Family Life, General
- Item Weight
- 8.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061875848
ISBN-13
9780061875847
eBay Product ID (ePID)
74233975
Product Key Features
Book Title
Legend of a Suicide : Stories
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Contemporary Women, Short Stories (Single Author), Family Life, General
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
David Vann s extraordinary and inventive set of fictional variations on his father s death will surely become an American classic., David Vann s dark and strange book twists through natural forces and compressed emotions towards an extraordinary and dreamlike conclusion. One of the most gripping debuts I ve ever read., Headlong narrative pacing, a memorable train-wreck father who gives Richard Russo s characters a run for their money, and a sure, sharp, inviting voice. So hard to put down that I am thinking of suing David Vann for several hours of lost sleep., A piece of relentless, heartbreaking brilliance that bears comparison with Cormac McCarthy s The Road., “With Legend of a Suicide , Vann looks into the dark and isolated heart of the American soul. It is a devastating journey that is difficult to read but impossible to put down and equally impossible to forget.�, The stories in Legend of a Suicide approach a private mythos, revisiting, reinvestigating, and reinventing one family s broken past. They also transport us to wild, uncharted places on the Alaskan coast and in the American soul. Throughout, David Vann is a generous, sure-handed guide in some very dangerous territory., Headlong narrative pacing, a memorable train-wreck father who gives Richard Russo's characters a run for their money, and a sure, sharp, inviting voice. So hard to put down that I am thinking of suing David Vann for several hours of lost sleep., In his portrayal of a young son's love for his lost father David Vann has created a stunning work of fiction: surprising, beautiful, and intensely moving., The reportorial relentlessness of Vann's imagination often makes his fiction seem less written than chiseled. A small, lovely book has been written out of his large and evident pain.|9780061875847|, The reportorial relentlessness of Vann s imagination often makes his fiction seem less written than chiseled. A small, lovely book has been written out of his large and evident pain., The most powerful, and pure, piece of writing I have read for a very long time. This book squeezes more life out of the first 100 pages than most books could manage in 1,000, which is pretty impressive, considering it's a book about death., Brilliant . . . Vann s prose follows the sinews of Cormac McCarthy and Hemingway, yet has its own nimble flex., His legend is at once the truest memoir and the purest fiction. . . . Nothing quite like this book has been written before., This is my One to watch . . . . It s stunning, beautifully written, with genuine surprises and a complexity which makes you retrace your steps, wonder what really happened and ponder over the whole scenario for days. I loved it. It s Richard Yates, Annie Proulx territory, and highly recommended., 'This is my ?One to watch'. . . . It's stunning, beautifully written, with genuine surprises and a complexity which makes you retrace your steps, wonder what really happened and ponder over the whole scenario for days. I loved it. It's Richard Yates, Annie Proulx territory, and highly recommended.' (Sarah Broadhurst, The Bookseller (UK)), With Legend of a Suicide , Vann looks into the dark and isolated heart of the American soul. It is a devastating journey that is difficult to read but impossible to put down and equally impossible to forget., The most powerful, and pure, piece of writing I have read for a very long time. This book squeezes more life out of the first 100 pages than most books could manage in 1,000, which is pretty impressive, considering it s a book about death., David Vann's extraordinary and inventive set of fictional variations on his father's death will surely become an American classic., The writing in these stories, informed by both the empirical and the lyrical, is heart-wrenching and gorgeous., 'This is my 'One to watch'. . . . It's stunning, beautifully written, with genuine surprises and a complexity which makes you retrace your steps, wonder what really happened and ponder over the whole scenario for days. I loved it. It's Richard Yates, Annie Proulx territory, and highly recommended.", Extraordinary. . . . Reminiscent of Tobias Wolff, Vann's prose is as pure as a gulp of water from an Alaskan stream., A reckoning. . . . A message of profound sympathy and sadness, anger and regret, Legend of a Suicide is the melting away of one man's past and the reshaping of tragedy into art. . . . [It] journeys unflinchingly into darkness., The stories in Legend of a Suicide approach a private mythos, revisiting, reinvestigating, and reinventing one family's broken past. They also transport us to wild, uncharted places on the Alaskan coast and in the American soul. Throughout, David Vann is a generous, sure-handed guide in some very dangerous territory., David Vann's dark and strange book twists through natural forces and compressed emotions towards an extraordinary and dreamlike conclusion. One of the most gripping debuts I've ever read., Brilliant . . . Vann's prose follows the sinews of Cormac McCarthy and Hemingway, yet has its own nimble flex., A reckoning. . . . A message of profound sympathy and sadness, anger and regret, Legend of a Suicide is the melting away of one man s past and the reshaping of tragedy into art. . . . [It] journeys unflinchingly into darkness., With Legend of a Suicide, Vann looks into the dark and isolated heart of the American soul. It is a devastating journey that is difficult to read but impossible to put down and equally impossible to forget., A piece of relentless, heartbreaking brilliance that bears comparison with Cormac McCarthy's The Road., Extraordinary. . . . Reminiscent of Tobias Wolff, Vann s prose is as pure as a gulp of water from an Alaskan stream.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
"The reportorial relentlessness of David] Vann's imagination often makes his fiction seem less written than chiseled. A small, lovely book has been written out of his large and evident pain."-- New York Times Book Review In Legend of a Suicide , his heartbreaking semi-autobiographical debut story-collection, David Vann relates the story of a young man trying to come to terms with the guilt and pain of his father's suicide. The wild outback of the author's native Alaska acts as the ideal backdrop for this collage of six stories--a novella and five shorts--and mirrors the author's own psychological wilderness. From "an important new voice in American literature" ( Robert Olen Butler , Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain ) comes an unforgettable exploration of the tragic gaps between one boy and his father., "The reportorial relentlessness of [David] Vann's imagination often makes his fiction seem less written than chiseled. A small, lovely book has been written out of his large and evident pain."-New York Times Book Review In Legend of a Suicide, his heartbreaking semi-autobiographical debut story-collection, David Vann relates the story of a young man trying to come to terms with the guilt and pain of his father's suicide. The wild outback of the author's native Alaska acts as the ideal backdrop for this collage of six stories-a novella and five shorts-and mirrors the author's own psychological wilderness. From "an important new voice in American literature" (Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain) comes an unforgettable exploration of the tragic gaps between one boy and his father., "The reportorial relentlessness of [David] Vann's imagination often makes his fiction seem less written than chiseled. A small, lovely book has been written out of his large and evident pain."--New York Times Book Review In Legend of a Suicide, his heartbreaking semi-autobiographical debut story-collection, David Vann relates the story of a young man trying to come to terms with the guilt and pain of his father's suicide. The wild outback of the author's native Alaska acts as the ideal backdrop for this collage of six stories--a novella and five shorts--and mirrors the author's own psychological wilderness. From "an important new voice in American literature" (Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain) comes an unforgettable exploration of the tragic gaps between one boy and his father.
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- r***d (144)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book shipped and arrived very quickly. It was packaged extremely well and there was no damage whatsoever, exactly as described. Based on other listings, the price of the book was very fair. I would definitely recommend this seller and I would buy from them again!THUNDERBOLTS OMNIBUS VOL. 2 [Hardcover] Nicieza, Fabian; Marvel Various and (#126495722224)
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- s***s (996)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExactly as described, shipped quickly, arrived promptly, and packaged extremely well. Great seller, thank you.