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The King of Lighting Fixtures: Stories (Camino del Sol) - Paperback - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 9780816535620
- Book Title
- King of Lighting Fixtures : Stories
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Hispanic & Latino, Short Stories (Single Author)
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 8.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 168 Pages
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Wanderers and writers, gangbangers and lawyers, dreamers and devils. The King of Lighting Fixtures paints an idiosyncratic but honest portrait of Los Angeles, depicting how the city both entrances and confounds. Each story serves as a reflection of Daniel A. Olivas's grand City of Angels, a "magical metropolis where dreams come true." The characters here represent all walks of L.A. life--from Satan's reluctant Craigslist roommate to a young girl coping with trauma at her brother's wake--and their tales ebb and flow among various styles, including magical realism, social realism, and speculative fiction. Like a jazz album, they glide and bop, tease and illuminate, sadden and hearten as they navigate effortlessly from meta to fabulist, from flash fiction to longer, more complex narratives. These are literary sketches of a Los Angeles that will surprise, connect, and disrupt readers wherever they may live.
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Publisher
University of Arizona Press
ISBN-10
0816535620
ISBN-13
9780816535620
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237680039
Product Key Features
Book Title
King of Lighting Fixtures : Stories
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Hispanic & Latino, Short Stories (Single Author)
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
168 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
8.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3615.L58a6 2017
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"What unites the work is a sense of place."-- Los Angeles Times "Olivas, the king of flash fiction, flexes both magical realist and realist muscles."-- NBC News "The collection cements his place in the magical realism tradition of García Márquez and Urrea, and showcases his skills as a master stylist and self-aware observer of life's little vignettes."-- Shelf Awareness "[A] bold insistence on leaving a few seams visible, a few threads frayed--even on pulling the rug away entirely--makes the book resound as a fascinating exploration of both the art of storytelling and the ways in which fiction echoes the messiness of life."-- Foreword Reviews "Assured and perceptive, offering a view of another Southland from Chandler's and Didion's."-- Kirkus "Because some pieces are of such brevity and wit, readers will take delight in reading twice."-- La Bloga "A sharp, smart collection punctuated with inventiveness and wit: in the ongoing effort to depict Los Angeles as lit by something other than the glare of Hollywood, Daniel A. Olivas reminds us that the vast topography of the entire city and its neighborhoods are vibrant with their own unique electricities."--Manuel Muñoz, author of What You See in the Dark "Comic, wry, very Angeleno, and essential Southern California."--Susan Straight, author of Between Heaven and Here "The short story is a delicate artifact and Olivas knows it: the right balance is achieved only if what is said is in harmony with what is left unmentioned. His Los Angeles is not only from bottom up but from east to west and from south to north."--Ilan Stavans, author of On Borrowed Words, "A sharp, smart collection punctuated with inventiveness and wit: in the ongoing effort to depict Los Angeles as lit by something other than the glare of Hollywood, Daniel A. Olivas reminds us that the vast topography of the entire city and its neighborhoods are vibrant with their own unique electricities."--Manuel Muoz, author of What You See in the Dark "Comic, wry, very Angeleno, and essential Southern California."--Susan Straight, author of Between Heaven and Here "The short story is a delicate artifact and Olivas knows it: the right balance is achieved only if what is said is in harmony with what is left unmentioned. His Los Angeles is not only from bottom up but from east to west and from south to north."--Ilan Stavans, author of On Borrowed Words, "A sharp, smart collection punctuated with inventiveness and wit: in the ongoing effort to depict Los Angeles as lit by something other than the glare of Hollywood, Daniel Olivas reminds us that the vast topography of the entire city and its neighborhoods are vibrant with their own unique electricities."--Manuel Muoz, author of What You See in the Dark "Comic, wry, very Angeleno, and essential Southern California."--Susan Straight, author of Between Heaven and Here "The short story is a delicate artifact and Olivas knows it: the right balance is achieved only if what is said is in harmony with what is left unmentioned. His Los Angeles is not only from bottom up but from east to west and from south to north."--Ilan Stavans, author of On Borrowed Words, "[A] bold insistence on leaving a few seams visible, a few threads frayed--even on pulling the rug away entirely--makes the book resound as a fascinating exploration of both the art of storytelling and the ways in which fiction echoes the messiness of life."-- Foreword Reviews "Assured and perceptive, offering a view of another Southland from Chandler's and Didion's."-- Kirkus, "What unites the work is a sense of place."-- Los Angeles Times "Olivas, the king of flash fiction, flexes both magical realist and realist muscles."-- NBC News "The collection cements his place in the magical realism tradition of Garca Mrquez and Urrea, and showcases his skills as a master stylist and self-aware observer of life's little vignettes."-- Shelf Awareness "[A] bold insistence on leaving a few seams visible, a few threads frayed--even on pulling the rug away entirely--makes the book resound as a fascinating exploration of both the art of storytelling and the ways in which fiction echoes the messiness of life."-- Foreword Reviews "Assured and perceptive, offering a view of another Southland from Chandler's and Didion's."-- Kirkus "Because some pieces are of such brevity and wit, readers will take delight in reading twice."-- La Bloga "A sharp, smart collection punctuated with inventiveness and wit: in the ongoing effort to depict Los Angeles as lit by something other than the glare of Hollywood, Daniel A. Olivas reminds us that the vast topography of the entire city and its neighborhoods are vibrant with their own unique electricities."--Manuel Muoz, author of What You See in the Dark "Comic, wry, very Angeleno, and essential Southern California."--Susan Straight, author of Between Heaven and Here "The short story is a delicate artifact and Olivas knows it: the right balance is achieved only if what is said is in harmony with what is left unmentioned. His Los Angeles is not only from bottom up but from east to west and from south to north."--Ilan Stavans, author of On Borrowed Words, "What unites the work is a sense of place."-- Los Angeles Times "Olivas, the king of flash fiction, flexes both magical realist and realist muscles."-- NBC News "The collection cements his place in the magical realism tradition of Garca Mrquez and Urrea, and showcases his skills as a master stylist and self-aware observer of life's little vignettes."-- Shelf Awareness "[A] bold insistence on leaving a few seams visible, a few threads frayed--even on pulling the rug away entirely--makes the book resound as a fascinating exploration of both the art of storytelling and the ways in which fiction echoes the messiness of life."-- Foreword Reviews "Assured and perceptive, offering a view of another Southland from Chandler's and Didion's."-- Kirkus "A sharp, smart collection punctuated with inventiveness and wit: in the ongoing effort to depict Los Angeles as lit by something other than the glare of Hollywood, Daniel A. Olivas reminds us that the vast topography of the entire city and its neighborhoods are vibrant with their own unique electricities."--Manuel Muoz, author of What You See in the Dark "Comic, wry, very Angeleno, and essential Southern California."--Susan Straight, author of Between Heaven and Here "The short story is a delicate artifact and Olivas knows it: the right balance is achieved only if what is said is in harmony with what is left unmentioned. His Los Angeles is not only from bottom up but from east to west and from south to north."--Ilan Stavans, author of On Borrowed Words, "What unites the work is a sense of place."-- Los Angeles Times "Olivas, the king of flash fiction, flexes both magical realist and realist muscles."-- NBC News "The collection cements his place in the magical realism tradition of García Márquez and Urrea, and showcases his skills as a master stylist and self-aware observer of life's little vignettes."-- Shelf Awareness "[A] bold insistence on leaving a few seams visible, a few threads frayed--even on pulling the rug away entirely--makes the book resound as a fascinating exploration of both the art of storytelling and the ways in which fiction echoes the messiness of life."-- Foreword Reviews "Assured and perceptive, offering a view of another Southland from Chandler's and Didion's."-- Kirkus "Because some pieces are of such brevity and wit, readers will take delight in reading twice."-- La Bloga "An exceptional collection of original and entertaining stories by a master of the short story format."-- Midwest Book Review "A sharp, smart collection punctuated with inventiveness and wit: in the ongoing effort to depict Los Angeles as lit by something other than the glare of Hollywood, Daniel A. Olivas reminds us that the vast topography of the entire city and its neighborhoods are vibrant with their own unique electricities."--Manuel Muñoz, author of What You See in the Dark "Comic, wry, very Angeleno, and essential Southern California."--Susan Straight, author of Between Heaven and Here "By turns funny and frightening, deliciously suspenseful and comfortingly homey, The King of Lighting Fixtures is a credit to its author and to its readers, who have no choice but to give into imagination and to the joys of this delightful collection."--Erin Rubin, LibroMobile "The short story is a delicate artifact and Olivas knows it: the right balance is achieved only if what is said is in harmony with what is left unmentioned. His Los Angeles is not only from bottom up but from east to west and from south to north."--Ilan Stavans, author of On Borrowed Words, "What unites the work is a sense of place."-- Los Angeles Times "Olivas, the king of flash fiction, flexes both magical realist and realist muscles."-- NBC News "The collection cements his place in the magical realism tradition of García Márquez and Urrea, and showcases his skills as a master stylist and self-aware observer of life's little vignettes."-- Shelf Awareness "[A] bold insistence on leaving a few seams visible, a few threads frayed--even on pulling the rug away entirely--makes the book resound as a fascinating exploration of both the art of storytelling and the ways in which fiction echoes the messiness of life."-- Foreword Reviews "Assured and perceptive, offering a view of another Southland from Chandler's and Didion's."-- Kirkus "Because some pieces are of such brevity and wit, readers will take delight in reading twice."-- La Bloga "An exceptional collection of original and entertaining stories by a master of the short story format."-- Midwest Book Review "A sharp, smart collection punctuated with inventiveness and wit: in the ongoing effort to depict Los Angeles as lit by something other than the glare of Hollywood, Daniel A. Olivas reminds us that the vast topography of the entire city and its neighborhoods are vibrant with their own unique electricities."--Manuel Muñoz, author of What You See in the Dark "Comic, wry, very Angeleno, and essential Southern California."--Susan Straight, author of Between Heaven and Here "The short story is a delicate artifact and Olivas knows it: the right balance is achieved only if what is said is in harmony with what is left unmentioned. His Los Angeles is not only from bottom up but from east to west and from south to north."--Ilan Stavans, author of On Borrowed Words, "A sharp, smart collection punctuated with inventiveness and wit: in the ongoing effort to depict Los Angeles as lit by something other than the glare of Hollywood, Daniel A. Olivas reminds us that the vast topography of the entire city and its neighborhoods are vibrant with their own unique electricities."--Manuel Muoz, author of What You See in the Dark "Comic, wry, very Angeleno, and essential Southern California."--Susan Straight, author of Between Heaven and Here "The short story is a delicate artifact and Olivas knows it: the right balance is achieved only if what is said is in harmony with what is left unmentioned. His Los Angeles is not only from bottom up but from east to west and from south to north."--Ilan Stavans, author of On Borrowed Words
Table of Content
Good Things Happen at Tina's Café Juana Bar 107 Mateo's Walk The Subtenant Needle Orange Line Carbon Beach Imprints Fat Man Kind of Blue La Diabla at the Farm Things We Do Not Talk About Better Than Divorce Elizondo Returns Home Mamá's Advice Like Rivera and Kahlo The Lost Soul of Humberto Reyes @chicanowriter The King of Lighting Fixtures Pluck Still Life with Woman and Stroller A Very Bitter Man Silver Case The Last Dream of Pánfilo Velasco Homecoming Meeting with My Editor Gig Economy The Three Mornings of José Antonio Rincón The Great Wall Acknowledgments Credits
Copyright Date
2017
Lccn
2016-051179
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Camino Del Sol Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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