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Last Notes: And Other Stories

by Tamas Dobozy

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ISBN13: 9781559708081
ISBN10: 1559708085
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"The 10 first-person stories of Dobozy's debut, remarkable for their psychological and emotional complexity, yearn to make sense of eccentric and opaque behavior, sometimes by engaging in it. The first story, 'Into the Ring,' centers on a married couple who box each other to release the mutual frustration of their inability to conceive. In the moving and funny 'Philip's Killer Hat,' the narrator tries to dissuade his off-kilter brother from sending letters to the Thelonious Monk estate that explain the musician's tight-fitting hats 'contributed to the madness that overtook' him. Dobozy draws on his Hungarian heritage in several stories. In 'Four Uncles,' the narrator recounts his harrowing 1958 escape from Hungary and his later reconnection with his uncles through the Canadian-Hungarian exile community. In 'The Inert Landscapes of Gyrgy Ferenc,' the son of an exiled Hungarian painter recounts his father's dislike of his adoptive Canada, an 'art-resistant' country 'that would not be reproduced.' Dobozy's prose is an artistic and intellectual boon. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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Jena, May 27, 2009 (view all comments by Jena)
Last Notes is, foremost, a collection of character studies. The character holds more sway than setting or plot. And no character exists as comedy relief. Each occupies his(/her) own space and insists on being taken seriously, even if they're tottering on the edge of madness.

Like a rich seven course meal, these stories are not to be ingested in giant gulps, but in small bites. Each story needs to be given time to settle before moving onto the next course; to try to inhale these experiences like a lunch in less than half an hour would be a mistake. This is a collection to savor.
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ISBN:
9781559708081
Subtitle:
And Other Stories
Author:
Dobozy, Tamas
Publisher:
Arcade Publishing
Subject:
General
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Publication Date:
August 2006
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
181
Dimensions:
8.72x6.74x.80 in. .74 lbs.
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