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Kevin Brockmeier~THI
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Item specifics
- Subject
- STORIES
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780375421341
- Book Title
- Things That Fall from the Sky
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Psychological, Fantasy / General, Short Stories (Single Author)
- Item Weight
- 14.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375421343
ISBN-13
9780375421341
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1961228
Product Key Features
Book Title
Things That Fall from the Sky
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Psychological, Fantasy / General, Short Stories (Single Author)
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-036222
Reviews
"...Rarer still is a story like Kevin Brockmeier's 'The Ceiling' that so powerfully conjoins the parable and the realistic short story, the horrific with the domestic. Though 'The Ceiling' was written before September 11, 2001, it can now be read as a poetic meditation upon that tragic and unfathomable event in our history: an acknowledgement of our common humanity in the face of terror, and an eloquent if heartrending testimony to the resilience of the human spirit in extremis. In the fairy-tale simplicity of its narration and its ever-accelerating momentum, 'The Ceiling' may remind some readers of certain of the beautiful classic parables of Ray Bradbury. "--Joyce Carol Oates "Brockmeier's witty, bittersweet tales are reminiscent of the work of Steven Millhauser; his stories successfully combine sophistication with innocence, lyricism with simplicity, formal quirkiness with a straightforward emotional fervency."--Heidi Julavits, author of The Mineral Palace "Kevin Brockmeier's stories are crystalline wonders. They are fairy tales: wise, magical and heartwrenching; fantastic, and also achingly real. They are breathtaking."--Thisbe Nissen, author of The Good People of New York and Out of the Girls' Room and Into the Night "Reading these stories is like flying in dreams--what should be impossible instead feels natural and effortless and true. There is a magic at work here. Brockmeier combines a fearless, fantastic imagination with a warm heart, and the resulting stories are brimming with mystery, and sadness, and moments of exquisite beauty."--Judy Budnitz, author of If I Told You Once and Flying Leap "Brockmeier's stories are crystalline wonders. They are breathtaking." -Thisbe Nissen, author of The Good People of New York
Synopsis
Unexpected humor and tenderness intertwine with loneliness and desire to create a whimsical ambience throughout the stories ofThings That Fall from the Sky. In "These Hands," a male babysitter who claims never to have read Nabokov tells of his relationship, both constraining and exalting, with the small girl in his care. "A Day in the Life of Rumpelstiltskin" is the story of the bisected left half of the famous imp who is searching for his lost sense of wholeness. In "The Ceiling," a man's marriage slowly collapses as a massive object appears in the sky over his small town. And "The Jesus Stories" is the tale of a people who believe they can precipitate the Second Coming by telling every imaginable story about Jesus Christ. Combining the simplicity of fairy tales with the physical and emotional detail of very adult lives, Kevin Brockmeier has found a voice unlike any other for the stories in this glittering collection.
LC Classification Number
PS3602.R63T48 2002
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