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- Book Title
- We're Flying : Stories
- Publication Name
- We're Flying
- Title
- We're Flying
- Subtitle
- Stories
- Translator
- Michael Hofmann
- Contributor
- Michael Hofmann (Translated by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 159051324X
- EAN
- 9781590513248
- ISBN
- 9781590513248
- Publisher
- Other Press, LLC
- Genre
- Fiction
- Release Date
- 14/08/2012
- Release Year
- 2012
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1in
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 13.8 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Topic
- Psychological, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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Following the publication of the widely acclaimed novel Seven Years comes a trove of stories from the Swiss master Peter Stamm. They all possess the traits that have built Stamm's reputation: the directness of the prose, the deceptive surface simplicity of the narratives, and deep psychological insight into the existential dilemmas of contemporary life. Stamm does not waste a word, nor does he spare the reader's feelings. These stories are a superb introduction to his work and a gift for all those who have come to regard his fiction as a precise rendering of the contemporary human psyche.
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Publisher
Other Press, LLC
ISBN-10
159051324x
ISBN-13
9781590513248
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12038561873
Product Key Features
Book Title
We're Flying : Stories
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pt2681.T3234w5713
Reviews
"Peter Stamm's stories are incisively pared down, as if he cuts through the surface of things: everything is peeled open, apparent, naked... Each story is intriguing like a complex piece of machinery where you can see everything even if you don't understand how it works." -Tessa Hadley, author of Married Love and The London Train, "Peter Stamm's stories are incisively pared down, as if he cuts through the surface of things: everything is peeled open, apparent, naked... Each story is intriguing like a complex piece of machinery where you can see everything even if you don't understand how it works." Tessa Hadley, author of Married Love and The London Train "Stamm finds variety in setting and with characters of differing ages and social classes, and by writing in first, second, and third person in both past and present tense. More significantly, he connects so closely to the psyches of these individuals that his style becomes mutable, variously suggesting the eerie claustrophobia of Shirley Jackson, the brittle edge of Raymond Carver, and even the warmth of Lorrie Moore." Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Many of Stamm's characters seem perplexed about what life is, yet what life might be about or how to live it are questions they would never think to ask. The slightest indispositions overwhelm them. Stamm builds these half-lives in declarative sentences, and Hofmann's translation has a terse exactness. A [character] offers this: 'A feeling has no nose, no cheeks, no mouth. You can't trust your feelings, they're too inexact.' Stamm's great gift is to let feelings remain unspoken." Booklist "The 22 stories in Swiss writer Peter Stamm's We're Flying intimately explore the peaks and valleys of his characters' often solitary passions and obsessions." Elle " Beneath the surface placidity of Swiss life, undercurrents of spiritual turmoil and existential despair charge this powerful collection of provocative stories...Renowned in European literary circles, Switzerland's Stamm didn't achieve his stateside critical breakthrough until his last novel (Seven Years , 2011, etc.). This story collection is even better, with pieces that read like the Zurich equivalent of Camus or Kafka, occasionally laced with a bit of Ibsen or Ingmar Bergman…For those who have an affinity for metaphysical fiction written with a surgeon's precision, this collection will spur readers to seek out everything else by its author." Kirkus (starred review) "These tautly constructed stories, with echoes of such disparate authors as Patricia Highsmith and Anton Chekhov, take root in the psyche and will not let you go" Library Journal "The achievement of this collection...is not a small one. The style evokes absurdity, but the stories themselves are saved from being absurd. It is not always courageous to simply tour through life's moments of futility and failure. Stamm examines these moments with the riskier project of exploring the messy humanity exposed therein. He invites us to recognize ourselves there-and to do so without shame." The Rumpus, "Peter Stamm's stories are incisively pared down, as if he cuts through the surface of things: everything is peeled open, apparent, naked... Each story is intriguing like a complex piece of machinery where you can see everything even if you don't understand how it works." -Tessa Hadley, author of Married Love and The London Train "Stamm finds variety in setting and with characters of differing ages and social classes, and by writing in first, second, and third person in both past and present tense. More significantly, he connects so closely to the psyches of these individuals that his style becomes mutable, variously suggesting the eerie claustrophobia of Shirley Jackson, the brittle edge of Raymond Carver, and even the warmth of Lorrie Moore." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2012-001180
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