Author: | Stephen Dunn | ISBN: | 9780393244595 |
Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | Publication: | December 17, 1999 |
Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company | Language: | English |
Author: | Stephen Dunn |
ISBN: | 9780393244595 |
Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
Publication: | December 17, 1999 |
Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company |
Language: | English |
"This Astaire-like glide through our not-so-idle talk is a pleasure."—Publishers Weekly
Stephen Dunn experiments with short, related pieces that play off each other in the manner of jazz improvisations. The resulting pairs cover such subjects as "Scruples/Saints," "Hypocrisy/Precision," and "Anger/Generosity." The wisdom and startling turns we've come to expect from Dunn are everywhere in the ninety miniatures (forty-five pairs) that comprise this volume.
"This Astaire-like glide through our not-so-idle talk is a pleasure."—Publishers Weekly
Stephen Dunn experiments with short, related pieces that play off each other in the manner of jazz improvisations. The resulting pairs cover such subjects as "Scruples/Saints," "Hypocrisy/Precision," and "Anger/Generosity." The wisdom and startling turns we've come to expect from Dunn are everywhere in the ninety miniatures (forty-five pairs) that comprise this volume.