Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Typical: StoriesISBN13:9781480464193ISBN10:1480464198Author:Powell, Padgett (Author)Description:Twenty-Three Surreal Fictions-Stories, Character Assassinations, And Mini-Travelogues-From One Of The Most Heralded Writers Of The American South There Are Many Things That Repulse Dr Ordinary Kansas Is Notable For Its Distinct Lack Of Farmland Wayne's Fate Is Most Unfortunate, Not Merely For Wayne But For The Roofer Pal Who Stands By Watching His Good Buddy Lose His Head Miss Resignation Simply Cannot Win At Bingo And There Is Nothing Typical About The Unemployed Steelworker And Self-Described Piece Of Crud Who Strides Through This Collection's Title Story Welcome To The World Of Padgett Powell, One Of The Most Original American Literary Voices In Recent Memory Typical Is Both A Bravura Demonstration Of Powell's Passion For Words, And An Offbeat, Perceptive View Of Contemporary Life-An Enthralling Work By A One-Of-A-Kind Wordsmith, And A Redefinition Of What Short Fiction Can Be A Sparkling Collection -Time Powell Takes Short Stories To Places Where I've Rarely Seen Them Go -Chicago Tribune Powerful Powell Has An Almost Unequaled Ability To Bring Southern Colloquial Speech To The Page -The New York Times Lyrically Intense And Full Of The Surreal Juxtapositions You Find In The Flotsam Of Floodwaters: Stories At Once Edgy And Exuberant -Kirkus Reviews Padgett Powell Is The Author Of Six Novels, Includingthe Interrogative Mood And You & Me His Novel Edisto Was A Finalist For The National Book Award His Writing Has Appeared In The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, Little Star, And The Paris Review, And He Is The Recipient Of The Rome Fellowship In Literature From The American Academy Of Arts And Letters, As Well As The Whiting Writers' Award He Lives In Gainesville, Florida, Where He Teaches Writing At Mfa Fla, The Writing Program Of The University Of Florida Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:OPEN ROAD MEDIAPublication Date:2014-01-07Weight:0.57 lbsDimensions:0.51'' H x 8'' L x 5.25'' WNumber of Pages:220Language:English
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Book Title: Typical : Stories
Item Length: 8in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 5.2in
Author: Padgett Powell
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Cultural Heritage, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 9.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 220 Pages
