Eyes: Novellas and Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (748 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1101873337 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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All of the stories are distinguished by Gass’s dry wit, verbal facility and rich prose style.” —St. The literary equivalent of a Jackson Pollock painting, seething, trenchant, hilarious. Demonstrates Gass’s continued experiments with narrative form.” —The New York Times Book Review“Powerful, passionate. Gass is a mind-bending original of phenomenal brilliance, artistry, wit, and insight.” —Booklist (starred review) “Excellent. Gass at his best and most mysterious. Gass is an exquisite maker of sentences, weigh
Consistently interesting. Another triumph for Gass.. "The Eyes Have It" according to Mike Byrne. “Eyes” is a depressing read. Gass is an immense talent; a verbal virtuoso; astonishingly accomplished; but he needs to go out and smell the roses. (Or so I felt after reading more than half of ‘In Camera.’ The opening story in the book…)I had read an interview somewh. "Lovely and Original" according to KasaC. To say these stories are quirky would be understating it. Each is a challenge, each is original. The fact that the author is 91 years old does not interfere with his modernist approach or material. They are not to be devoured, but savored, since they obviously were crafted with care. I particularl
He is the author of seven works of fiction and nine books of essays, including Life Sentences, A Temple of Texts, and Tests of Time. Louis.. Gass—essayist, novelist, literary critic—was born in Fargo, North Dakota. He lives with his wife, the architect Mary Gass, in St. William H. Gass is a former professor of philosophy at Washington University
Incisive, darkly funny, formally innovative and linguistically stunning, Eyes is a tour de force of modern fiction.. What follows are six extraordinary works of fiction: stories and novellas that capture these moments of mystery and explore the hidden philosophical depths of everyday life as only Gass can. The point where an underground spring suddenly bursts to the surface is known as an eye. “Don’t Even Try, Sam” gives us the voice of the prop piano from Casablanca, and “Soliloquy for a Chair” is narrated by a folding chair in a barbershop that is ultimately fated for destruction. It is a place of mystery, where dry ground becomes soaked with life-giving water, and nature gives us a glimpse of all that happens out of the realm of human vision. “Charity” examines the roles of asking, giving, and receiving through the prism of a young lawyer who offers a simple gift. “In Camera” takes us into a photography shop owner’s incomparable collection of images. So begins William Gass’s latest collection, with these evocative lines from Jan DeBlieu