Collected Stories
Autor Carol Shieldsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 mar 2005
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780007192069
ISBN-10: 0007192061
Pagini: 608
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 39 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0007192061
Pagini: 608
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 39 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
Textul de pe ultima copertă
With the profound maturity and exquisite eye for detail that never failed to capture readers of her prize-winning novels, Carol Shields dazzles with these remarkable stories. Generous, delightful, and acutely observed, this essential collection illuminates the miracles that grace our lives; it will continue to enchant for years to come.
Recenzii
“A magisterial compilation... Shields has left us with an intricate literary map of human relationships.” — Washington Post Book World
“Shields writes with an almost painfully attuned ear for the nuances of language and the way they attach to feelings and probe the most delicate layers of human consciousness. . . . She reminds us again why literature matters.” — New York Times Book Review
“Surprising, daring, and varied...Shields’ Collected Stories makes you feel more keenly the premature loss of her tremendous talent.” — Rocky Mountain News
“A revelation and a delight.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer
“A joyride…One delightful turn after another.” — Boston Globe
“Sublime...Original…Superb…These surprising, effervescent stories can only help to ensure the power of [Shields’] legacy.” — Miami Herald
“Marvelous…This big, beautiful collection should win Shields the devoted readership she deserves.” — O magazine
“Genius…[Shields] is one of our strongest voices in literature.” — Charlotte Observer
“Transcendent…Shields’s stories are made of the fresh air and sunshine of comfortable daily life.” — new york sun
“Shields writes about whimsy, happenstance and serendipity, tragedies that really aren’t, and clean, cutting prose about things that really hurt…Amazing.” — Denver Post
“Surprising, daring, and varied...Shields’ Collected Stories makes you feel more keenly the premature loss of her tremendous talent. — Rocky Mountain News
“Full of wonder and serendipity…the stories are truly remarkable, combining great good humor with poignant observation.” — Seattle Times
“A master storyteller of complex and surprisingly nuanced life stories.” — Providence Journal
“Shields writes with an almost painfully attuned ear for the nuances of language and the way they attach to feelings and probe the most delicate layers of human consciousness. . . . She reminds us again why literature matters.” — New York Times Book Review
“Surprising, daring, and varied...Shields’ Collected Stories makes you feel more keenly the premature loss of her tremendous talent.” — Rocky Mountain News
“A revelation and a delight.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer
“A joyride…One delightful turn after another.” — Boston Globe
“Sublime...Original…Superb…These surprising, effervescent stories can only help to ensure the power of [Shields’] legacy.” — Miami Herald
“Marvelous…This big, beautiful collection should win Shields the devoted readership she deserves.” — O magazine
“Genius…[Shields] is one of our strongest voices in literature.” — Charlotte Observer
“Transcendent…Shields’s stories are made of the fresh air and sunshine of comfortable daily life.” — new york sun
“Shields writes about whimsy, happenstance and serendipity, tragedies that really aren’t, and clean, cutting prose about things that really hurt…Amazing.” — Denver Post
“Surprising, daring, and varied...Shields’ Collected Stories makes you feel more keenly the premature loss of her tremendous talent. — Rocky Mountain News
“Full of wonder and serendipity…the stories are truly remarkable, combining great good humor with poignant observation.” — Seattle Times
“A master storyteller of complex and surprisingly nuanced life stories.” — Providence Journal
Notă biografică
Carol Shields was born in Chicago and lived in Canada for most of her life. She is the author of three short story collections and eight novels, including the Pulitzer Prize -- winning The Stone Diaries and Larry's Party, winner of the Orange Prize.