16,99 €
Aliens of Affection
- Sold out
Aliens of Affection
El. knyga:
16,99 €
The idiosyncratic genius of Padgett Powell shines through in nine stories that bend the conventions of short fiction Padgett Powell’s literary stage is a blurred vision of the American South. His characters are bored, sad, assured, confused, deluded, and often just one step away from madness. The stories they populate are madder still, delivered by a voice enthralling and distinctive.Whether he’s chronicling a housewife’s encouragement of adolescent lust, following two good ol’ boys on their se…
0
/https://libri-media.knygos-static.lt/c78d5838-28dc-43b4-96c1-e106e0abb469/4)
- Author: Padgett Powell
- Publisher: OPEN ROAD MEDIA
- Year: 2013
- Pages: 222
- ISBN: 9781480441606
- ISBN-10: 1480441600
- ISBN-13: 9781480441606
- Format: ePub
- Language: English
Reviews
Description
The idiosyncratic genius of Padgett Powell shines through in nine stories that bend the conventions of short fictionPadgett Powell’s literary stage is a blurred vision of the American South. His characters are bored, sad, assured, confused, deluded, and often just one step away from madness. The stories they populate are madder still, delivered by a voice enthralling and distinctive.
Whether he’s chronicling a housewife’s encouragement of adolescent lust, following two good ol’ boys on their search for a Chinese healer, or delving into the mind of an unstable moped accident survivor as he awaits a hefty settlement check, Powell revels in the irregularities of the mundane. His people occupy bar stools and strip clubs, pickup truck cabs and mental health clinics, looking for love, drugs, answers.
- Author: Padgett Powell
- Publisher: OPEN ROAD MEDIA
- Year: 2013
- Pages: 222
- ISBN: 9781480441606
- ISBN-10: 1480441600
- ISBN-13: 9781480441606
- Format: ePub
- Language: English English
The idiosyncratic genius of Padgett Powell shines through in nine stories that bend the conventions of short fiction
Padgett Powell’s literary stage is a blurred vision of the American South. His characters are bored, sad, assured, confused, deluded, and often just one step away from madness. The stories they populate are madder still, delivered by a voice enthralling and distinctive.
Whether he’s chronicling a housewife’s encouragement of adolescent lust, following two good ol’ boys on their search for a Chinese healer, or delving into the mind of an unstable moped accident survivor as he awaits a hefty settlement check, Powell revels in the irregularities of the mundane. His people occupy bar stools and strip clubs, pickup truck cabs and mental health clinics, looking for love, drugs, answers.
Padgett Powell’s literary stage is a blurred vision of the American South. His characters are bored, sad, assured, confused, deluded, and often just one step away from madness. The stories they populate are madder still, delivered by a voice enthralling and distinctive.
Whether he’s chronicling a housewife’s encouragement of adolescent lust, following two good ol’ boys on their search for a Chinese healer, or delving into the mind of an unstable moped accident survivor as he awaits a hefty settlement check, Powell revels in the irregularities of the mundane. His people occupy bar stools and strip clubs, pickup truck cabs and mental health clinics, looking for love, drugs, answers.
Reviews