| Fancies and Goodnights Contributor(s): Collier, John (Author), Bradbury, Ray (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1590170512 ISBN-13: 9781590170519 Publisher: New York Review of Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2003 Annotation: "John Collier's wild and sardonic tales, which were for many years a fixture in the pages of The New Yorker, are, in the opinion of his many devoted admirers, as good as - indeed better than - the best of Saki and Roald Dahl. In stories that explore the logic of lunacy, presenting the most fantastical occurrences as commonplace fact, Collier not only tickles the fancy, but tests our nerve, making us wonder just how deep and firmly placed are the foundations of the (seemingly) real world. Here longtime Collier fan Ray Bradbury re-introduces this singular modern genius. " |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Fantasy - Collections & Anthologies |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003008061 |
| Series: New York Review Books Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.05" W x 8.01" (1.00 lbs) 440 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |