Remote Feed Stories |
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| Author:
| Gilbert, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-684-84306-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1998 |
| Publisher: | Scribner
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| Imprint: | Scribner |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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Moving with ease from American suburbs to war-torn Bosnia to the Galapagos Islands, David Gilbert brings to life a cast of slightly off-center characters, all struggling with the challenges of everyday life.A petty con-man mined janitor reads Adam Bede to a blind woman in "Graffiti, " and as the two weave in and out of literature into their own damaged pasts, they begin to pierce the darkness that engulfs them. In the wildly funny "Anaconda Wrap, " a movie executive, fleeing to Montana...
More DescriptionMoving with ease from American suburbs to war-torn Bosnia to the Galapagos Islands, David Gilbert brings to life a cast of slightly off-center characters, all struggling with the challenges of everyday life.A petty con-man mined janitor reads Adam Bede to a blind woman in "Graffiti, " and as the two weave in and out of literature into their own damaged pasts, they begin to pierce the darkness that engulfs them. In the wildly funny "Anaconda Wrap, " a movie executive, fleeing to Montana after his film flops, re-creates a distinctly modern version of the pioneer dream. "Remote Feed" and "Still in Motion, " both set in the Galapagos, bring into sharp relief the contrast between human desire and the natural world.