| Esther Stories Contributor(s): Orner, Peter (Author), Robinson, Marilynne (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0316224685 ISBN-13: 9780316224680 Publisher: Back Bay Books OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013931135 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.48 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The discovery of a murdered man in a bathrobe by the side of a road, the destruction of a town's historic City Hall building, and the recollection of a cruel wartime decision are equally affecting in Orner's vivid and intimate gaze. The first half of the book concerns the lives of unrelated strangers across the American landscape, and the second introduces two very different Jewish families, one on the East Coast, the other in the Midwest. Yet Orner's real territory is memory, and this book of wide-ranging and innovative stories remains an important and unique contribution to the art of the American short story. |