Glory Days
Stories
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4.2 • 12개의 평가
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- US$13.99
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THE BEST COMEDY BOOK OF 2024• An "absolutely hilarious and singular" (Tommy Orange) collection of "laugh-out-loud" (People) stories about millennials entering the abyss of middle age—from Thurber Prize-winning author Simon Rich, "one of the funniest writers in America" (NPR).
Simon Rich returns with a batch of can't-miss stories in which Super Mario turns forty and is forced to “take-a stock” of his life and how “messed up it’s-a become.” Goliath struggles to control the media narrative in the lead-up to his death match against David, a small, beloved child. And a long-discarded participation trophy reminisces about the glorious field day in 1993, when he wound up in the arms of a jubilant, asthmatic Simon Rich.
High-stakes and heartfelt, Glory Days mourns the death of youthful innocence and hails the beginning of something approximating wisdom.
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A nuanced and profound blend of humor and humanity
Simon Rich’s relentlessly witty “Glory Days” humanizes perennial winners from all areas of popular culture. His short stories examine the realities of aging and the universal fear of becoming obsolete, which he best demonstrates in his fabulous reinterpretation of the legend of David and Goliath. Each story allows the reader to sympathize with both historically heroic and villainous characters, all the while laughing out loud at his Thurber Prize-winning style. Not finishing this glorious literary accomplishment in one sitting requires a tremendous amount of discipline.
I look forward to reading his next work, whether a compilation of short stories or a novel.