Justin Taylor's crystalline, spare, and oddly moving prose cuts to the quick. His characters are guided by misapprehensions that bring them to hilarious but often tragic impasses with reality: a high school boy's desire to win over a crush leads him to experiment with black magic, a fast-food employee preoccupied by Abu Ghraib becomes obsessed with a coworker, a Tetris player attempts to beat his own record while his girlfriend sleeps and the world outside their window blazes to its end. Fearless and astute, funny and tragic, this collection heralds the arrival of a unique literary talent.
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Justin Taylor's crystalline, spare, and oddly moving prose cuts to the quick. His characters are guided by misapprehensions that bring them to hilarious but often tragic impasses with reality: a high school boy's desire to win over a crush leads him to experiment with black magic, a fast-food employee preoccupied by Abu Ghraib becomes obsessed with a coworker, a Tetris player attempts to beat his own record while his girlfriend sleeps and the world outside their window blazes to its end. Fearless and astute, funny and tragic, this collection heralds the arrival of a unique literary talent.
Imprint | HarperCollins Publishers |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | February 2010 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | February 2010 |
Authors | Justin Taylor |
Dimensions | 135 x 205 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 208 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-06-188181-7 |
Barcode | 9780061881817 |
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LSN | 0-06-188181-3 |