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Chargement... The Collected Short Stories of Conrad Aikenpar Conrad Aiken
![]() Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. ![]() ![]() Conrad Aiken (1889-1973) was an accomplished poet and novelist, but his short stories also make for fascinating reading. This collection covers most of his career and includes some of his more famous works. The standout here is "Mr. Arcularis," a masterpiece of foreshadowing and perhaps one of the most frequently anthologized stories in all of American literature. Equally transfixing is "Silent Snow, Secret Snow," a creepy psychological suspense story in which a boy's imaginary world consumes the rest of his life. The remaining stories hit and miss and sometimes the narrative mannerisms seem dated, but Aiken was a master of characterization, and his comedies of manners hit the mark more often than not. Pieces such as "Thistledown," a tragic tale of dissipation, and "Bow Down, Isaac!" which recalls Shirley Jackson at her most enigmatic and menacing, have stood up well over time. But the entire collection is well worth the effort of seeking it out. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
This indispensable volume, which includes the classic stories "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" and "Mr. Arcularis," is a testament to the dazzling artistry of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers A young woman passes through the countryside to visit her dying grandmother for a final time. A cabbie, exhausted from a long day's work, fights to get an intoxicated woman out of his taxi. A man on his way to a bachelor party tries to come to grips with the brutishness that lies within every gentleman--and finds that Bacardi cocktails do nothing to help. A master craftsman whose poetry and prose offer profound insight into the riddle of consciousness, Conrad Aiken thrills, disturbs, and inspires in all forty-one of these astute and eloquent tales. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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