We're Flying Stories |
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Author:
| Stamm, Peter |
Translator:
| Hofmann, Michael |
ISBN: | 978-1-59051-324-8 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
Publisher: | Other Press, LLC
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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Following the publication of the widely acclaimed novel
Seven Years comes a trove of stories from the Swiss master Peter Stamm. They all possess the traits that have built Stamm's reputation: the directness of the prose, the deceptive surface simplicity of the narratives, and deep psychological insight into the existential dilemmas of contemporary life. Stamm does not waste a word, nor does he spare the reader's feelings. These stories are a superb introduction to his work and a...
More DescriptionFollowing the publication of the widely acclaimed novel Seven Years comes a trove of stories from the Swiss master Peter Stamm. They all possess the traits that have built Stamm's reputation: the directness of the prose, the deceptive surface simplicity of the narratives, and deep psychological insight into the existential dilemmas of contemporary life. Stamm does not waste a word, nor does he spare the reader's feelings. These stories are a superb introduction to his work and a gift for all those who have come to regard his fiction as a precise rendering of the contemporary human psyche.