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Características del artículo
- Estado
- ISBN
- 0307280551
- EAN
- 9780307280558
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Type
- Paperback / softback
- Release Title
- Valentines: Stories
- Artist
- Olafsson, Olaf
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307280551
ISBN-13
9780307280558
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60733412
Product Key Features
Book Title
Valentines
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
7.3 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"A master. . . . Olafsson's lovely, restrained stories are taut with suspense as they move inexorably toward a revelation." - The Boston Globe "Twelve impeccable tales of human infallibility. . . . A cross, it could be said between Raymond Carver and John Updike." - Charleston Post and Courier "Refreshing. . . .The power of Valentines lies in taking the reader within the ambiguities that make up relationships." - Providence Journal, "A master. . . . Olafsson's lovely, restrained stories are taut with suspense as they move inexorably toward a revelation." -The Boston Globe "Twelve impeccable tales of human infallibility. . . . A cross, it could be said between Raymond Carver and John Updike." -Charleston Post and Courier "Refreshing. . . .The power ofValentineslies in taking the reader within the ambiguities that make up relationships." -Providence Journal, Praise forThe Journey Home "An impressively mature and wide-ranging book, both geographically and emotionally . . . Soulful and thoughtful." The New York Times Book Review "Compelling . . . Akin to Thomas Mann . . . An astonishing story of confusion, loss and denial." Chicago Sun-Times "A novel lifted by love, friendship and cooking. [The protagonist's] is a hard, unflinching life, and one skillfully revealed." Time "[Olafsson's] understatement allows the tragedy to build until it speaks finally and devastatingly for itself." The New Yorker Praise forWalking into the Night "Olafsson, a tremendous talent, has written an unforgettable novel." The Boston Globe "A work of genuine artso poignant, so thoughtful, so brilliantly conceived and constructed . . . This is the way books were meant to be written." Chicago Tribune "Quietly moving . . . An evocative tale of grief and hope." The New York Times Book Review From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
839/.6934
Synopsis
From the acclaimed Icelandic author of The Journey Home comes a haunting collection of thematically linked stories that traverse the twelve months of a year. The stories in Valentines capture the most candid moments between lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children, when truths and true feelings surge to the surface and everything changes. A wife realizes her closest confidante is much more than that. A father tries to make his new lover into the image of his late wife. A husband, a wife, a child, a boating accident: no harm done . . . or is there? Olaf Olafsson's fans will recognize the perfect restraint and precision--and quick wit--with which he explores these dark epiphanies, when the heart is suddenly laid bare, whether by love or betrayal, disenchantment or the shock of loss. Valentines is a powerful work of fiction from one of our most gifted and subtle international writers at work today., From the acclaimed Icelandic author of "The Journey Home" comes a haunting collection of thematically linked stories that traverse the twelve months of a year. The stories in "Valentines "capture the most candid moments between lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children, when truths and true feelings surge to the surface and everything changes. A wife realizes her closest confidante is much more than that. A father tries to make his new lover into the image of his late wife. A husband, a wife, a child, a boating accident: no harm done . . . or is there? Olaf Olafsson's fans will recognize the perfect restraint and precision--and quick wit--with which he explores these dark epiphanies, when the heart is suddenly laid bare, whether by love or betrayal, disenchantment or the shock of loss. "Valentines "is a powerful work of fiction from one of our most gifted and subtle international writers at work today.
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- r***1 (179)- Votos emitidos por el comprador.Últimos 6 mesesCompra verificadaThe book was exactly as described and arrived quickly. The only problem is a recurring one with this seller and other similar sellers - the book is poorly packaged in a plastic envelope and gets heavily bumped in shipping. I would like to see the books wrapped before shipment, but I understand this can't be done for cost reason. Luckily it isn't an expensive book, and I will continue to purchase basic books from this seller. A+++++
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