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The Stories of Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley and Others
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Publisher Description

A witty and darkly allegorical collection of short stories by “one of science fiction’s seminal humorists” (The New York Times)

"Sheckley is my hero" —William Nye

Robert Sheckley was an eccentric master of the American short story, and his tales, whether set in dystopic city­scapes, ultramodern advertising agencies, or aboard spaceships lighting out for hostile planets, are among the most startlingly original of the twentieth century. Today, as the new worlds, alternate universes, and synthetic pleasures Sheckley foretold become our reality, his vision begins to look less absurdist and more prophetic.

This retrospective selection, chosen by Jonathan Lethem and Alex Abramovich, brings together the best of Sheckley’s deadpan farces, proving once again that he belongs beside such mordant critics of contemporary mores as Bruce Jay Friedman, Terry Southern, and Thomas Pynchon.

GENRE
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
RELEASED
2012
1 May
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
416
Pages
PUBLISHER
New York Review Books
PROVIDER INFO
Random House, LLC
SIZE
1.4
MB
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