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- Artist
- Franco, James
- ISBN
- 1439163154
- Book Title
- Palo Alto : Stories
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Trade Paperback, Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Horror, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary, Coming of Age
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 6.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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A fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled California teenagers and misfits--violent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist James Franco. Palo Alto is the debut of a surprising and powerful new literary voice. Written with an immediate sense of place--claustrophobic and ominous--James Franco's collection traces the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism. In "Lockheed" a young woman's summer--spent working a dull internship--is suddenly upended by a spectacular incident of violence at a house party. In "American History" a high school freshman attempts to impress a girl during a classroom skit with a realistic portrayal of a slave owner--only to have his feigned bigotry avenged. In "I Could Kill Someone," a lonely teenager buys a gun with the aim of killing his high school tormentor, but begins to wonder about his bully's own inner life. These linked stories, stark, vivid, and disturbing, are a compelling portrait of lives on the rough fringes of youth.
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Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1439163154
ISBN-13
9781439163153
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99585561
Product Key Features
Book Title
Palo Alto : Stories
Format
Trade Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Horror, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary, Coming of Age
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.2in
Weight
6.3 Oz
Item Weight
6.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3606.R37523p35
Publication Date
2011-06-07
Reviews
âThe stories are raw and funny-sad, and they capture with perfect pitch the impossible exhilaration, the inevitable downbeat-ness, and the pure confusion of being an adolescent.â Elle, âThese rough messages torn from the notebook of angry youth just make us want to ask James Franco to say it ainât so. These angular stories read like dispatches from the edge of civilization: all the young people hurting and denying it, denying connection, denying their hope for anything but tonight, the next thing. James Franco does not blink as he offers us these stories -- and it is hard for us to look away.â Ron Carlson, author of The Signal, "Franco's stories are impressive: crisp, spare, depressing…. A collection of beautifully written stories."-Kirkus, starred review, âJames Franco is a writer of skill and sensitivity whose depiction of cruelty and neglect, of amusement and loneliness, of longing and being lost--of the pains and chaos of adolescence--is original and impressive. He manages to depict the numbingly stupid and dangerous behavior of teenagers and make it amazingly amusing then suddenly deeply sad.â-- Susan Minot, author of Rapture, "Franco's stories are impressive: crisp, spare, depressing…. A collection of beautifully written stories."-Kirkus, starred review, "[Franco] Makes the Difficult Appear Simple, Which only a Good Writer Can Do. Booklist, "Startling and Original."-- the Economist, "Franco's talent is unmistakable, his ambition profound. He has taken the twin subjects of suburban Palo Alto and American adolescence and made them as scary and true as they must be. This is a book to be inhaled more than once, with delight and admiration, with unease and pure enjoyment. As a writer, he's here to stay."-Gary Shteyngart, author ofAbsurdistanandSuper Sad True Love Story, 'James Franco's chilling stories seem too true for comfort. The characters in Palo Altonavigate off a moral compass so smashed they bruise everything they touch. Franco's intense artistry swarms all over this gripping book. Think Bret Easton Ellis, Dennis Cooper, Kathy Acker. Or better yet, just think James Franco.' Ben Marcus, author of Notable American Women, "[Franco] ends up perfectly mirroring the undulations of a teenage mind."- The New York Times Book Review, “James Franco’s California teenagers are too old for camp, but not too young for guns (a boy riding his bike to pick up a gun says, ‘I rode fast and the air on my face was like riding through cold ghosts’). The casual cruelty of children escalates as kids strike out against everything that is more powerful than they are. It’s the harsh humor that surprises in these storiesthat and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory. These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room.â€�-- Amy Hempel, "Spare and riveting… Franco's ear for juvenile vernacular is like an Ouija board summoning the lost voices of Generation Z."O, the Oprah Magazine, "Spare and riveting'Š Franco's ear for juvenile vernacular is like an Ouija board summoning the lost voices of Generation Z."O, the Oprah Magazine, âFrancoâs stories are impressive: crisp, spare, depressing&. A collection of beautifully written stories.â Kirkus , starred review, "These rough messages torn from the notebook of angry youth just make us want to ask James Franco to say it ain't so. These angular stories read like dispatches from the edge of civilization: all the young people hurting and denying it, denying connection, denying their hope for anything but tonight, the next thing. James Franco does not blink as he offers us these stories -- and it is hard for us to look away."-Ron Carlson, author ofThe Signal, “[Franco] ends up perfectly mirroring the undulations of a teenage mind.” The New York Times Book Review, “The stories are raw and funny-sad, and they capture with perfect pitch the impossible exhilaration, the inevitable downbeat-ness, and the pure confusion of being an adolescent.â€� Elle, “The stories are raw and funny-sad, and they capture with perfect pitch the impossible exhilaration, the inevitable downbeat-ness, and the pure confusion of being an adolescent.” Elle, ÂStartling and Original. the Economist, “James Franco’s chilling stories seem too true for comfort. The characters in Palo Alto navigate off a moral compass so smashed they bruise everything they touch. Franco’s intense artistry swarms all over this gripping book. Think Bret Easton Ellis, Dennis Cooper, Kathy Acker. Or better yet, just think James Franco.â€� Ben Marcus, author of Notable American Women, 'startling and Original.' the Economist, “These rough messages torn from the notebook of angry youth just make us want to ask James Franco to say it ain’t so. These angular stories read like dispatches from the edge of civilization: all the young people hurting and denying it, denying connection, denying their hope for anything but tonight, the next thing. James Franco does not blink as he offers us these stories -- and it is hard for us to look away.â€� Ron Carlson, author of The Signal, 'These rough messages torn from the notebook of angry youth just make us want to ask James Franco to say it ain't so. These angular stories read like dispatches from the edge of civilization: all the young people hurting and denying it, denying connection, denying their hope for anything but tonight, the next thing. James Franco does not blink as he offers us these stories -- and it is hard for us to look away.' Ron Carlson, author of The Signal, "Franco's stories are impressive: crisp, spare, depressingâŠ. A collection of beautifully written stories."-Kirkus, starred review, “These rough messages torn from the notebook of angry youth just make us want to ask James Franco to say it ain’t so. These angular stories read like dispatches from the edge of civilization: all the young people hurting and denying it, denying connection, denying their hope for anything but tonight, the next thing. James Franco does not blink as he offers us these stories -- and it is hard for us to look away.” Ron Carlson, author of The Signal, “Startling and Original.” the Economist, Eoestartling and Original.Ee" the Economist, 'Spare and riveting& Franco's ear for juvenile vernacular is like an Ouija board summoning the lost voices of Generation Z.' O, the Oprah Magazine, "[Franco] ends up perfectly mirroring the undulations of a teenage mind."-- The New York Times Book Review, 'James Franco's California teenagers are too old for camp, but not too young for guns (a boy riding his bike to pick up a gun says, 'I rode fast and the air on my face was like riding through cold ghosts'). The casual cruelty of children escalates as kids strike out against everything that is more powerful than they are. It's the harsh humor that surprises in these storiesthat and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory. These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room.'-- Amy Hempel, â[Franco] ends up perfectly mirroring the undulations of a teenage mind.â The New York Times Book Review, "Spare and riveting⊠Franco's ear for juvenile vernacular is like an Ouija board summoning the lost voices of Generation Z."O, the Oprah Magazine, "James Franco's California teenagers are too old for camp, but not too young for guns (a boy riding his bike to pick up a gun says, 'I rode fast and the air on my face was like riding through cold ghosts').' The casual cruelty of children escalates as kids strike out against everything that is more powerful than they are.' It's the harsh humor that surprises in these stories-that and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory.' These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room."--Amy Hempel? ?, "James Franco's chilling stories seem too true for comfort. The characters inPalo Altonavigate off a moral compass so smashed they bruise everything they touch. Franco's intense artistry swarms all over this gripping book. Think Bret Easton Ellis, Dennis Cooper, Kathy Acker.' Or better yet, just think James Franco."-Ben Marcus, author ofNotable American Women, âJames Francoâs California teenagers are too old for camp, but not too young for guns (a boy riding his bike to pick up a gun says, âI rode fast and the air on my face was like riding through cold ghostsâ). The casual cruelty of children escalates as kids strike out against everything that is more powerful than they are. Itâs the harsh humor that surprises in these storiesthat and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory. These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room.â-- Amy Hempel, 'Franco's stories are impressive: crisp, spare, depressing&. A collection of beautifully written stories.' Kirkus, starred review, "James Franco's stories are raw, unsettling and delectable. Each articulates a very American yearning within a dystopic suburban landscape of shifting sexuality, class and race. They are both really scary and fun to read.â-- Darcey Steinke, author of Easter Everywhere, “James Franco is a writer of skill and sensitivity whose depiction of cruelty and neglect, of amusement and loneliness, of longing and being lost--of the pains and chaos of adolescence--is original and impressive. He manages to depict the numbingly stupid and dangerous behavior of teenagers and make it amazingly amusing then suddenly deeply sad.â€�-- Susan Minot, author of Rapture, "The stories are raw and funny-sad, and they capture with perfect pitch the impossible exhilaration, the inevitable downbeat-ness, and the pure confusion of being an adolescent."-Elle, 'The stories are raw and funny-sad, and they capture with perfect pitch the impossible exhilaration, the inevitable downbeat-ness, and the pure confusion of being an adolescent.' Elle, “James Franco is a writer of skill and sensitivity whose depiction of cruelty and neglect, of amusement and loneliness, of longing and being lost--of the pains and chaos of adolescence--is original and impressive. He manages to depict the numbingly stupid and dangerous behavior of teenagers and make it amazingly amusing then suddenly deeply sad.”-- Susan Minot, author of Rapture, "Franco's stories are impressive: crisp, spare, depressing'Š. A collection of beautifully written stories."-Kirkus, starred review, 'James Franco is a writer of skill and sensitivity whose depiction of cruelty and neglect, of amusement and loneliness, of longing and being lost--of the pains and chaos of adolescence--is original and impressive. He manages to depict the numbingly stupid and dangerous behavior of teenagers and make it amazingly amusing then suddenly deeply sad.'-- Susan Minot, author of Rapture, âJames Francoâs chilling stories seem too true for comfort. The characters in Palo Alto navigate off a moral compass so smashed they bruise everything they touch. Francoâs intense artistry swarms all over this gripping book. Think Bret Easton Ellis, Dennis Cooper, Kathy Acker. Or better yet, just think James Franco.â Ben Marcus, author of Notable American Women, “Franco’s stories are impressive: crisp, spare, depressing&. A collection of beautifully written stories.” Kirkus , starred review, âSpare and riveting& Francoâs ear for juvenile vernacular is like an Ouija board summoning the lost voices of Generation Z.â O , the Oprah Magazine, James Franco's stories are raw, unsettling and delectable. Each articulates a very American yearning within a dystopic suburban landscape of shifting sexuality, class and race. They are both really scary and fun to read.â€�-- Darcey Steinke, author of Easter Everywhere|9781439163153|, "Startling and Original."- the Economist, “James Franco’s California teenagers are too old for camp, but not too young for guns (a boy riding his bike to pick up a gun says, ‘I rode fast and the air on my face was like riding through cold ghosts’). The casual cruelty of children escalates as kids strike out against everything that is more powerful than they are. It’s the harsh humor that surprises in these storiesthat and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory. These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room.”-- Amy Hempel, “Franco’s stories are impressive: crisp, spare, depressing&. A collection of beautifully written stories.â€� Kirkus , starred review, "Franco's talent is unmistakable, his ambition profound. He has taken the twin subjects of suburban Palo Alto and American adolescence and made them as scary and true as they must be. This is a book to be inhaled more than once, with delight and admiration, with unease and pure enjoyment. As a writer, he's here to stay." Gary Shteyngart, author of Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story, “Spare and riveting& Franco’s ear for juvenile vernacular is like an Ouija board summoning the lost voices of Generation Z.” O , the Oprah Magazine, "Spare and riveting… Franco's ear for juvenile vernacular is like an Ouija board summoning the lost voices of Generation Z."O, the Oprah Magazine, “Spare and riveting& Franco’s ear for juvenile vernacular is like an Ouija board summoning the lost voices of Generation Z.â€� O , the Oprah Magazine, "James Franco's stories are raw, unsettling and delectable. Each articulates a very American yearning within a dystopic suburban landscape of shifting sexuality, class and race. They are both really scary and fun to read."--Darcey Steinke, author ofEaster Everywhere, eoe[Franco] ends up perfectly mirroring the undulations of a teenage mind.ee" The New York Times Book Review, "James Franco is a writer of skill and sensitivity whose depiction of cruelty and neglect, of amusement and loneliness, of longing and being lost--of the pains and chaos of adolescence--is original and impressive. He manages to depict the numbingly stupid and dangerous behavior of teenagers and make it amazingly amusing then suddenly deeply sad."--Susan Minot, author ofRapture, “James Franco’s chilling stories seem too true for comfort. The characters in Palo Alto navigate off a moral compass so smashed they bruise everything they touch. Franco’s intense artistry swarms all over this gripping book. Think Bret Easton Ellis, Dennis Cooper, Kathy Acker. Or better yet, just think James Franco.” Ben Marcus, author of Notable American Women
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
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2010-032932
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Dewey Edition
22
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