Turf
Stories
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- 11٫99 US$
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- 11٫99 US$
وصف الناشر
“Twenty-two often witty, sometimes-disquieting short stories . . . Autobiography and imagination walking hand in hand into the sunset.” —Kirkus Reviews
Through her three story collections and two novels, Elizabeth Crane’s singular literary vision has created worlds of characters standing boldly in the face of their complicated circumstances. And that has never been truer than in her new collection, Turf.
The end of the world as seen through a young couple in Brooklyn, who find a baby in a bucket on their front step; a group of geniuses who meet every Wednesday, able to unlock all the secrets of the universe except for the unknowable mystery of love; a woman and her dog walker whose friendship is uprooted by an incident at the park; these are dark, intriguing vistas explored in Crane’s glowing collection. For as places change, and people come and go, these stories in Turf remind us that it is the unchanging nature of the human heart that connects us all.
“[Crane’s] stories are fun and bizarre and wonderful and so, so sneaky . . . Elizabeth Crane mines the everyday and reveals what we’re missing. It’s unsettling. It’s hilarious. It’s . . . beyond. And you just know she’s having a great time, because suddenly you are, too.” —Lindsay Hunter, Electric Literature
“A daring piece of literature delicately teetering between story and observation . . . Crane demonstrates insight into our deepest fears and desires and what makes people tick.” —Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A daring piece of literature delicately teetering between story and observation, Crane's fourth collection is an encounter with her inimitable "turf" a profoundly scrutinized world. Opening with the stunning "Everywhere, Now," Crane skips from city to city, continent to continent, capturing the same moment in time across the globe and elevating the quotidian as part of the full breadth of life. A monthly gathering of the berintelligent features incredibly accomplished men who are clueless about matters of the heart in "The Genius Meetings." The author's penchant for lists shines in several stories: "Where Time Goes" is an encyclopedic repository that is both poignant and humorous; "Some Concerns" catalogues a panoply of fears from mundane fashion mishaps and household mistakes to the heartrending fear of not being able to measure up. Whether she's revealing how a story might be put together ("Notes for an Important American Story" and "Notes for a Dad Story") or parsing relationships (the varied and complicated factors bringing people together in "Mr. and Mrs. P Are Married," or the futuristic "Today in Post-Apocalyptic Problems," in which Janie and Dan's Spartan lives are briefly brightened by the appearance of a baby on their doorstep), Crane demonstrates insight into our deepest fears and desires and what makes people tick.
