Contrivances

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories
Cover of the book Contrivances by David Balzer, ECW Press
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Author: David Balzer ISBN: 9781770901131
Publisher: ECW Press Publication: May 1, 2012
Imprint: a Joyland ebook Language: English
Author: David Balzer
ISBN: 9781770901131
Publisher: ECW Press
Publication: May 1, 2012
Imprint: a Joyland ebook
Language: English

This debut collection of stories — featuring a talk-show host and her talking hand, a womens activity group that writes to prisoners, and a poncho-making nudist — is as unique as it is compelling. Set in their own melodramatic worlds, the stories take inspiration from Old Hollywood, Gothic novels, art-world gossip, and maybe a Lifetime movie or two. Balzer's observations are as sharp as Flauberts, and his characters are drawn with the complexity of George Saunders (and the wit of George Sanders). Beautifully illustrated throughout, Contrivances proves that tragedy is comedy when you play with it long enough.

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This debut collection of stories — featuring a talk-show host and her talking hand, a womens activity group that writes to prisoners, and a poncho-making nudist — is as unique as it is compelling. Set in their own melodramatic worlds, the stories take inspiration from Old Hollywood, Gothic novels, art-world gossip, and maybe a Lifetime movie or two. Balzer's observations are as sharp as Flauberts, and his characters are drawn with the complexity of George Saunders (and the wit of George Sanders). Beautifully illustrated throughout, Contrivances proves that tragedy is comedy when you play with it long enough.

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