A collection of 20 short stories, with illustrations by 20 artists from the fine art, graphic art and comic book worlds - including Charles Burns, Paul Hornschemeier and Caroline Hwang. The hardback edition was a finalist in the Granta's 2009 Story Prize, alongside the works of Jumpa Lahiri and Tobias Wolff. In these stories, oddly modern moments occur in the most familiar of public places.
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JOE MENO is a fiction writer and journalist who lives in Chicago. Winner of the Nelson Algren Literary Award, a Pushcart Prize, and a finalist for the Story Prize, Meno is the best-selling author of several novels and short story collections including Marvel and a Wonder, The Great Perhaps, The Boy Detective Fails, and Hairstyles of the Damned; he also edited Chicago Noir: The Classics. He is a professor in the English and Creative Writing Department at Columbia College Chicago. Book of Extraordinary Tragedies is his latest work.
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paperback. Condition: Very Good in Wrappers. No Jacket. First Edition. New York. 2010. Akashic Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9781936070091. 277 pages. paperback. Cover art by Chris Uphues. keywords: American Literature. DESCRIPTION - An inspired collection of 20 stories, brilliant in its command of tone and narrative perspective. Creativity and empathy mark the collection. Illustrations enhance the already vivid storytelling. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review). Spanning worlds, generations, cultures and environments, each of Meno's short stories in this stellar collection explores depression, loneliness and insanity in the world. . --Publishers Weekly (starred review). Eclectic, funny, constantly surprisingthese are the things a short story collection should be allowed to be, and Joe Meno's Demons in the Spring absolutely is. a rich, unforgettable stew of a book. --Dave Eggers. The limited-edition hardcover of Demons in the Spring was a finalist for the 2009 Story Prize, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2008, a Time Out Chicago Best Book of 2008, and it drew starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. It is a collection of twenty short stories with illustrations by twenty artists from the fine art, graphic art, and comic book worlds. inventory #42388. Seller Inventory # z42388
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