Twin study : stories / Stacey Richter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richter, Stacey, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories.

Genre:

Short stories.

Physical Description:

261 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Counterpoint, [2007]

Summary:

In the sense that all stories have been written before, a truly startling piece of fiction may be the greatest literary feat possible. Enter Stacey Richter, a virtuoso contender for that very prize, whose offbeat characters manage to toe the line between eccentricity and banal daily life. Each story is organized around a pair of characters, and these characters are permitted to reach their full bizarre potential against mundane backdrops. The result is fiction that drives toward a place of surreal revelation, in these sometimes disturbing, often funny, short pieces. In Twin Study, Richter beautifully captures -- albeit through unlikely exemplars -- the essential experience of humanity.

Contents:

Twin study

Velvet

The Cavemen in the hedges

The Long hall

Christ, their Lord

Blackout

My mother the rock star

Habits and habitat of the southwestern bad boy

The Land of pain

A Case study of emergency room procedure

Young people today

Duet.

ISBN:

1582433712

9781582433714

OCLC:

74460060