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PublisherPicador
ISBN-100312429894
ISBN-139780312429898
eBay Product ID (ePID)79789437
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Book TitleCollected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg : Stories
Number of Pages992 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicShort Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year2010
GenreFiction
AuthorDeborah Eisenberg
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.7 in
Item Weight27.5 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-002081
ReviewsOne of America's finest storytellers has been anthologized: The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg (Picador) locates elegant symmetries in uncertain lives navigating uncertain times., Sarcastic, self-aware, and often wickedly funny.... Perhaps the most compelling aspect of Eisenberg's stories is the ease with which she captures the fearful excitement of being human, and our reluctance to acknowledge how little our circumstances have to do with our own decisions., If you haven't discovered Deborah Eisenberg's beautifully crafted short stories, this is a good choice, because you will want to read and reread them all. These stories are rich and delicate, and linger in the memory to shift and amplify their values. Eisenberg's subtle, intelligent observations put readers in the best company., This season, I chose four books of stories to read and recommend. At the top of my list--and highly recommended--is The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg ., What is it like to be a genius? Ask Deborah Eisenberg. The question is not as hyperbolic as it might seem; last year, Eisenberg was awarded a MacArthur fellowship, usually referred to as a 'Genius Grant'. If that award served to spotlight Eisenberg's achievement as one of America's foremost writers of fiction, this new volume of collected stories confirms it, illustrating that over the past 25 years Eisenberg has become better and better at the things at which, 25 years ago, she was already something of a master...., "One of America's finest storytellers has been anthologized: The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg (Picador) locates elegant symmetries in uncertain lives navigating uncertain times." -VOGUE.com "Sarcastic, self-aware, and often wickedly funny…. Perhaps the most compelling aspect of Eisenberg's stories is the ease with which she captures the fearful excitement of being human, and our reluctance to acknowledge how little our circumstances have to do with our own decisions." -Rachael Brown, TheAtlantic.com "If you haven't discovered Deborah Eisenberg's beautifully crafted short stories, this is a good choice, because you will want to read and reread them all. These stories are rich and delicate, and linger in the memory to shift and amplify their values. Eisenberg's subtle, intelligent observations put readers in the best company." -Prairie Lights Bookstore "What is it like to be a genius? Ask Deborah Eisenberg. The question is not as hyperbolic as it might seem; last year, Eisenberg was awarded a MacArthur fellowship, usually referred to as a 'Genius Grant'. If that award served to spotlight Eisenberg's achievement as one of America's foremost writers of fiction, this new volume of collected stories confirms it, illustrating that over the past 25 years Eisenberg has become better and better at the things at which, 25 years ago, she was already something of a master…." -Belinda McKeon, Irish Times "This season, I chose four books of stories to read and recommend. At the top of my list-and highly recommended-is The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg ." -Ann LaFarge, Hudson Valley News, "One of America's finest storytellers has been anthologized: The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg (Picador) locates elegant symmetries in uncertain lives navigating uncertain times." -- VOGUE.com "Sarcastic, self-aware, and often wickedly funny.... Perhaps the most compelling aspect of Eisenberg's stories is the ease with which she captures the fearful excitement of being human, and our reluctance to acknowledge how little our circumstances have to do with our own decisions." -- Rachael Brown, TheAtlantic.com "If you haven't discovered Deborah Eisenberg's beautifully crafted short stories, this is a good choice, because you will want to read and reread them all. These stories are rich and delicate, and linger in the memory to shift and amplify their values. Eisenberg's subtle, intelligent observations put readers in the best company." -- Prairie Lights Bookstore "What is it like to be a genius? Ask Deborah Eisenberg. The question is not as hyperbolic as it might seem; last year, Eisenberg was awarded a MacArthur fellowship, usually referred to as a 'Genius Grant'." -- Belinda McKeon, Irish Times "This season, I chose four books of stories to read and recommend. At the top of my list--and highly recommended--is The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg ." -- Ann LaFarge, Hudson Valley News, "One of America's finest storytellers has been anthologized: The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg (Picador) locates elegant symmetries in uncertain lives navigating uncertain times." -- VOGUE.com "Sarcastic, self-aware, and often wickedly funny.... Perhaps the most compelling aspect of Eisenberg's stories is the ease with which she captures the fearful excitement of being human, and our reluctance to acknowledge how little our circumstances have to do with our own decisions." -- Rachael Brown, TheAtlantic.com "If you haven't discovered Deborah Eisenberg's beautifully crafted short stories, this is a good choice, because you will want to read and reread them all. These stories are rich and delicate, and linger in the memory to shift and amplify their values. Eisenberg's subtle, intelligent observations put readers in the best company." -- Prairie Lights Bookstore "What is it like to be a genius? Ask Deborah Eisenberg. The question is not as hyperbolic as it might seem; last year, Eisenberg was awarded a MacArthur fellowship, usually referred to as a 'Genius Grant'. If that award served to spotlight Eisenberg's achievement as one of America's foremost writers of fiction, this new volume of collected stories confirms it, illustrating that over the past 25 years Eisenberg has become better and better at the things at which, 25 years ago, she was already something of a master...." -- Belinda McKeon, Irish Times "This season, I chose four books of stories to read and recommend. At the top of my list--and highly recommended--is The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg ." -- Ann LaFarge, Hudson Valley News
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Table Of ContentCONTENTS TRANSACTIONS IN A FOREIGN CURRENCY 1 Flotsam 3 What It Was Like, Seeing Chris 34 Rafe's Coat 63 A Lesson in Traveling Light 103 Days 125 Transactions in a Foreign Currency 161 Broken Glass 192 UNDER THE 82ND AIRBORNE 235 A Cautionary Tale 237 Under the 82nd Airborne 285 The Robbery 327 Presents 366 The Custodian 400 Holy Week 435 In the Station 488 ALL AROUND ATLANTIS 521 The Girl Who Left Her Sock on the Floor 523 Across the Lake 549 Someone to Talk To 580 Tlaloc's Paradise 611 Rosie Gets a Soul 629 Mermaids 681 All Around Atlantis 723 TWILIGHT OF THE SUPERHEROES 769 Twilight of the Superheroes 771 Some Other, Better Otto 811 Like It or Not 854 Window 889 Revenge of the Dinosaurs 932 The Flaw in the Design 954
SynopsisTwenty-seven short stories by "a contemporary master" ( The New York Times ). Since 1986 with the publication of her first story collection, Deborah Eisenberg has devoted herself to writing "exquisitely distilled stories" which "present an unusually distinctive portrait of contemporary American life" to quote the MacArthur Foundation. This one volume brings together Transactions in a Foreign Currency (1986), Under the 82nd Airborne (1992), All Around Atlantis (1997) and Twilight of the Superheroes (2006). "One of America's finest writers."-- San Francisco Chronicle "Concentrated bursts of perfection."-- The Times (London) "Shimmering stories that possess the power and charm to move us." -- The New York Times "Exhilarating."-- Harper's Magazine "Outstanding."-- Christian Science Monitor "Eisenberg simply writes like no one else."-- Elle "Eisenberg's stories possess all the steely beauty of a knife wrapped in velvet."-- The Boston Globe "Dazzling."-- Time Out New York "Magic."-- Newsweek "Comic, elegant and pitch perfect."-- Vanity Fair "One of the great fiction writers living in America today."-- The Dallas Morning News "There aren't many contemporary novels as shudderingly intimate and mordantly funny as Eisenberg's best stories."-- The New York Times Book Review, The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg contains twenty-seven short stories by "a contemporary master" ( New York Times ). Since 1986 with the publication of her first story collection, Deborah Eisenberg has devoted herself to writing "exquisitely distilled stories" which "present an unusually distinctive portrait of contemporary American life" to quote the MacArthur Foundation. This one volume brings together Transactions in a Foreign Currency (1986), Under the 82nd Airborne (1992), All Around Atlantis (1997) and Twilight of the Superheroes (2006). "One of America's finest writers."-- San Francisco Chronicle "Concentrated bursts of perfection."-- The Times (London)
LC Classification NumberPS3555.I793A6 2010
