John H. Irsfeld, Radio Elvis and Other Stories, TCU Press, 2002 - First Edition

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Item specifics

Condition
Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
Country of Origin
United States
Narrative Type
Fiction
Type
Short Stories
Features
1st Edition, Dust Jacket, New Mylar Cover on Dust Jacket
Subject
Short Stories
Modified Item
No
Age Level
Adults
Special Attributes
1st Printing
ISBN
9780875652658
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
TCU Press
ISBN-10
0875652654
ISBN-13
9780875652658
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2265986

Product Key Features

Book Title
Radio Elvis and Other Stories
Number of Pages
198 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Genre
Fiction
Author
John Irsfeld
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2002-001242
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
Urban legends, Las Vegas and life in the army are deftly captured in this collection of stories. With imagination bordering on the quirky or absurd, John Irsfeld brings to life a fictional character from ""The Great Gatsby"" and presents Elvis as alive and in hiding after his reported death., Urban legends, Las Vegas, and life in the U.S. Army are deftly captured in these stories by novelist John Irsfeld. With imagination bordering on the quirky or absurd, Irsfeld brings back to life a fictional character from Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and presents Elvis as alive and in hiding years after his reported death. "The Marriage Auditors" brings to mind George Orwell's 1984 , only in this case it's not Big Brother watching individuals but a team who monitor marriages and force the dissolution of those they deem unsuccessful. Irsfeld also writes of life as he has known it. He has, for instance, lived in the shadow of the Las Vegas Strip for years. In the Las Vegas stories, he looks at the city and sees a playground where little about life seems real. Tourists and residents alike operate in the sounds and shadows of the cards, the wheels, and the slots. The army stories in this book spring from Irsfeld's own experiences in the U. S. Infantry. With a thorough and probably hard-earned knowledge of army ways, he captures the reality of barracks life among men who may at any time find themselves sent to a far-off unfamiliar place called Vietnam. Several of the stories follow one man, eventually demonstrating the effect of the army on him when he becomes a civilian. Irsfeld's view of America is not one of bucolic landscapes, happy families, or settled societies. During these times of wars and rumors of war, his tales fit our national life and express our fears and distractions.
LC Classification Number
PS3559.R63R33 2002

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