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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsScar Vegas: Storiesby Tom Paine
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:With explosive narrative skill, Tom Paine pulls you into the worlds of a cross-dressing Army general, a confused lowlife being offered an incredible opportunity, and a despairing man whose mother hates him for no reason. Paine's stories feature exotic locales and take you on adventures you never imagined. His work has been published in the New Yorker, Playboy, Harper's, and Zoetrope and has received O. Henry awards, prizes from the Boston Review and Pushcart, and a National Magazine award, and has been optioned for film productions. Like Ernest Hemingway, Robert Stone, Richard Ford, and Russell Banks, Tom Paine grips the reader with his passion and vision. Review:"Yet what impresses the reader about Mr. Paine's stories is not so much their ideology as their extraordinary variety and narrative verve. In each of them, the author immediately establishes an extreme situation that rivets your attention, whether it is the plight of Melanie Applebee, an out-of-work brokerage executive who suddenly finds herself a derelict in 'A Predictable Nightmare on the Eve of the Stock Market First Breaking 6,000,' or the twin brothers in 'Ceausescu's Cat,' who struggle with their feeling of being invisible in totalitarian Romania." Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times Review:"Scar Vegas' is breathtaking in its scenic diversity, narrative range and thematic cohesion. No two stories are alike, yet they fit together seamlessly in this eloquent, comical and sometimes heartbreaking look at the moral prerogatives of power and oppression." Cathryn Alpert, San Francisco Chronicle Review:"Paine is not about to bully you with his views. He will startle you, though, with the muscular vigor of his prose and the ability to tell a tale that won't let go from start to finish. What a full-throated, refreshingly original storyteller this Tom Paine is." Dan Cryer, Newsday Review:"Paine's short stories are feral, bursting off the page like predators lunging for the necks of unsuspecting readers. His language is swift and perfectly balanced; his plots follow the bobbing trajectories of feeding bats, and his characters are on the brink." Booklist Synopsis:Featuring ten stunning stories, Scar Vegas grips the reader with breathtaking, gut-wrenching, and relentlessly entertaining narratives set on a bedrock of piercing political consciousness and clear-eyed reportorial vision. From a teenage anarchist to a Marine Corps general, Tom Paine's passionate characters make the kind of heartbreaking decisions that crackle with moral-and spiritual-consequences. And with each story Paine displays his mastery of language and nuance, flowing effortlessly from drug culture dialect to the clipped English of a Romanian migr. With stinging wit and unmatched skill, Tom Paine will "startle you with the muscular vigor of his prose and the ability to tell a tale that sucks you in and won't let go from start to finish" (Newsday). 5-5/16 X 8. Synopsis:Featuring ten stunning stories, Scar Vegas grips the reader with breathtaking, gut-wrenching, and relentlessly entertaining narratives set on a bedrock of piercing political consciousness and clear-eyed reportorial vision. From a teenage anarchist to a Marine Corps general, Tom Paine's passionate characters make the kind of heartbreaking decisions that crackle with moral-and spiritual-consequences. And with each story Paine displays his mastery of language and nuance, flowing effortlessly from drug culture dialect to the clipped English of a Romanian ?migr?. With stinging wit and unmatched skill, Tom Paine will "startle you with the muscular vigor of his prose and the ability to tell a tale that sucks you in and won't let go from start to finish" (Newsday). Synopsis:Featuring ten stunning stories, Scar Vegas grips the reader with breathtaking, gut-wrenching, and relentlessly entertaining narratives set on a bedrock of piercing political consciousness and clear-eyed reportorial vision. From a teenage anarchist to a Marine Corps general, Tom Paine's passionate characters make the kind of heartbreaking decisions that crackle with moral-and spiritual-consequences. And with each story Paine displays his mastery of language and nuance, flowing effortlessly from drug culture dialect to the clipped English of a Romanian émigré. With stinging wit and unmatched skill, Tom Paine will "startle you with the muscular vigor of his prose and the ability to tell a tale that sucks you in and won't let go from start to finish" (Newsday). About the AuthorTom Paine is a graduate of Princeton and the Columbia M.F.A. program. His book of short stories, Scar Vegas, was a finalist for the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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