Author: John CollierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fancies and Goodnights
Author: John CollierFancies and Goodnights Vol 2
Author: John CollierPublisher: eNet Press
ISBN: 1618865153
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Playful and wickedly mischievous, John Collier's short stories will reappear in your memory to make you smile or laugh or sigh long after the title and author are forgotten. A wonderful collection of all John Collier's brilliantly structured and perfectly crafted tales not found in Fancies and Goodnights.
Fancies and Goodnights
Author: John CollierPublisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9781590170519
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
John Collier's edgy, sardonic tales are works of rare wit, curious insight, and scary implication. They stand out as one of the pinnacles in the critically neglected but perennially popular tradition of weird writing that includes E.T.A. Hoffmann and Charles Dickens as well as more recent masters like Jorge Luis Borges and Roald Dahl. With a cast of characters that ranges from man-eating flora to disgruntled devils and suburban salarymen (not that it's always easy to tell one from another), Collier's dazzling stories explore the implacable logic of lunacy, revealing a surreal landscape whose unstable surface is depth-charged with surprise.
Fancies and Goodnights Vol 1
Author: John CollierPublisher: eNet Press
ISBN: 1618865021
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
This collection of John Collier short stories won the International Fantasy Award in 1951. His fantastic ability to mix satire with thought provoking 'what ifs' is clearly seen in this compilation of thirty-two short stories.
His Monkey Wife
Author: John CollierPublisher: eNet Press
ISBN: 1618865072
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
A schoolmaster in the heart of Africa takes his best and most attentive student, a chimp, to England. The chimp, Emily, has learned to read and obtained a classically trained mind. We listen as her thoughts become a searchlight upon the English culture of the 1920s. A remarkable social satire, and a best seller.
The John Collier Reader
Author: John CollierPublisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Includes the novel His monkey wife and short stories.
Queen's Quorum
Author: Ellery QueenPublisher: Biblo & Tannen Publishers
ISBN: 9780819602299
Category : Crime in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Naming Ceremony
Author: Chip LivingstonPublisher: Lethe Press
ISBN: 1590214943
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
In the sixteen short stories and profound essays that comprise Naming Ceremony, Chip Livingston examines the worlds we create for ourselves by exploring the names we are called and those we call ourselves. Life as neologism, fiction as the idiolect for readers to explore the Other, the Outsider. Livingston's characters express in word and deed the names that confirm individuality as well as validating their roles among family, culture, and politics while being mindful of self and sexuality.
The Tenant
Author: Roland ToporPublisher: Centipede Press
ISBN: 9781933618067
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Topor's nightmare vision of paranoia with a new introduction by famed horror writer Thomas Ligotti.
As I Knew Him:
Author: Anne SerlingPublisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0806536748
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"A haunting and beautifully written memoir about the creator of The Twilight Zone." --Robert Redford "Beautifully written. . .I laughed and I cried. I plan to read it again once I catch my breath." --Carol Burnett In this intimate, lyrical memoir about her iconic father, Anne Serling reveals the fun-loving dad and family man behind the imposing figure the public saw hosting The Twilight Zone each week. After his unexpected, early death, Anne, just 20, was left stunned. But through talking to his friends, poring over old correspondence, and recording her childhood memories, Anne not only found solace, but gained a deeper understanding of this remarkable man. Now she shares her discoveries, along with personal photos, revealing letters, and scenes of his childhood, war years, and their family's time together. A tribute to Rod Serling's legacy as a visionary, storyteller, and humanist, As I Knew Him is also a moving testament to the love between fathers and daughters. "A tender, thoughtful and very personal portrait of American genius Rod Serling." --Alice Hoffman "Richly told. . .a haunting memoir about grief, creativity, and a father-daughter bond as memorable and magical as any Twilight Zone episode." --Caroline Leavitt "Filled with anecdotes and self-reflection. . .Serling still casts an outsized shadow." --Variety "Lush memories of a remarkable father and adept analysis of his work." --Kirkus Reviews
