The imaginary lives of mechanical men : stories / by Randy F. Nelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Randy F., 1948-

Series:

Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.

Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The mechanical men in these stories-Industrial Age holdovers, outsiders wanting for relevance and respect, or overwhelmed people who confuse the certainties of one reality with the doubts of another-are cut off in some way from contemporary culture. Sometimes in these stories, which Randy F. Nelson calls ""thought experiments about values in conflict,"" the characters are like the Native American prison guard in ""Escape"": Rifkin thinks that atonement is possible even for fugitive killers. Others are less sanguine. In ""Breakers,"" a corporate hitman arrives on a forgettable island off the Af

Contents:

Mechanical men

They have replaceable valves and filters: The cave ; Here's a shot of us at the Grand Canyon ; Food is fuel ; Abuduction ; The guardian

The ticking and tocking of their hearts: Cutters ; Breaker ; River story ; In the picking room

Two who drowned: Refiner's fire ; Pulp life

One who got away: Escape.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-283-25318-6

9786613253187

0-8203-4286-6

OCLC:

835498721