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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Female Trouble: Storiesby Antonya Nelson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Female Trouble features thirteen wise, funny, and startlingly perceptive stories about the vagaries and revelations of womanhood. Named by The New Yorker as one of the twenty best writers of her generation, Antonya Nelson explores the broad notion of family from myriad angles in Female Trouble. Set in the vividly rendered Midwest, these moving stories are dark and honest portraits of people in moral quandaries, gray areas, unclear circumstances — from the three-timing thirty-year-old man of the title story to the divorced mother of a turbulent teen in "Incognito" to the sexually adventurous daughter of an adulterous mother in "Stitches." With Female Trouble, Nelson has created a cast of memorable characters who reveal us to ourselves with disturbing clarity and conscience. Review:Frederick Busch, The New York Times Book ReviewThese are serious stories, sensual and dark, with much at risk for the reader and, one imagines, the writer...Female Trouble is the work of a strong writer who sees both panoramically and with a powerfully close focus. Review:Lynna Williams Chicago Tribune These are precise and acutely knowing stories, written by a woman who understands the potential of both female trouble and the short story form. Review:Carmela CiuraruNewsdayPrecise, perceptive, and exceedingly funny. Synopsis:Michael Chabon calls Antonya Nelson "absolutely one of my favorites among story writers today, " and David Foster Wallace declared, "I read her newest collection so fast the pages are singed." The Village Voice has also sung her praises, writing "Nelson's great gift is her ability to create characters so lovable — even in the face of their many flaws." The stories in Female Trouble shine with Nelson's characteristic sense of humor, her clean, powerful prose, and her skill at bringing to life the emotional undercurrents that shape lives and relationships. In one story, a husband must deal with his wife's decision to steal a baby during a visit to a famous theme park; in another, a thirty-year-old man is romantically involved with three women and unable to commit to any of them. And in "Loose Cannon, " Nelson uses the revolving relationship of an adult brother and sister to explore the idea that sometimes we create disasters so that others can be heroes. Synopsis:The stories in "Female Trouble" shine with Nelson's characteristic sense of humor, her clean, powerful prose, and her skill at bringing to life the emotional undercurrents that shape lives and relationships. About the AuthorAntonya Nelson teaches creative writing at the University of Houston, and is the award-winning author of three novels and four short story collections. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, and The Best American Short Stories. She divides her time among Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico. Table of ContentsContents Incognito Stitches The Lonely Doll Irony, Irony, Irony Palisades Loose Cannon Happy Hour Goodfellows The Unified Front One Dog Is People The Other Daughter Ball Peen Female Trouble What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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