Contemporary American Fiction

A Pastoral

By: T. C. Boyle

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Paperback | 1 May 1990

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336 Pages

Age
18+

Dimensions(cm)
20.32 x 13.34 x 1.91

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T. C. Boyle is one of the most inventive and wickedly funny short story writers at work today. Over the course of twenty-five years, Boyle has built up a body of short fiction that is remarkable in its range, richness, and exuberance. His stories have won accolades for their irony and black humor, for their verbal pyrotechnics, for their fascination with everything bizarre and queasy, and for the razor-sharp way in which they dissect America's obsession with image and materialism. Gathered together here are all of the stories that have appeared in his four previous collections, as well as seven that have never before appeared in book form. Together they comprise a book of small treasures, a definitive gift for Boyle fans and for every reader ready to discover the "ferocious, delicious imagination" (Los Angeles Times Book Review) of a "vibrant sensibility fully engaged with American society" (The New York Times).

Industry Reviews

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"Energetically written and very funny . . . lusty in every sense of the word, healthy, invigorating, and strong." - The New York Times Book Review

"Boyle's characters, for all their grotesqueries, are wonderful and believable, each scene is marvelously and sensually constructed." - The Dallas Morning News

"In an explosion of language, gaudy characters, and curious events, Boyle has provided his readers with a riotous Rabelaisian romp." - The Seattle Times

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