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The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze: And Other Stories (New Directions Classics)

by William Saroyan

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First published in 1934 when Saroyan was 26 years old, The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories was an immediate critical and commercial success. Written during the Great Depression, the stories offer a unique combination of charm, spontaneity, pathos, and above all, humor.
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Publisher Comments:

A timeless selection of brilliant short stories that won William Saroyan a position among the foremost, most widely popular writers of America when it first appeared in 1934.With the greatest of ease William Saroyan flew across the literary skies in 1934 with the publication of The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories. One of the first American writers to describe the immigrant experience in the U.S., Saroyan created characters who were Armenians, Jews, Chinese, Poles, Africans, and the Irish. The title story touchingly portrays the thoughts of a very young writer, dying of starvation. All of the tales were written during the great depression and reflect, through pathos and humor, the mood of the nation in one of its greatest times of want.

Book News Annotation:

**** Reprint of the 1934 original (which is cited in BCL3).
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

Pulitzer Prize-winning William Saroyan always wrote about humanity on a human scale. He was one of the first American writers in this century to focus attention on immigrant communities. The protagonists in THE DARING YOUNG MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE are Armenian, Jewish, Chinese, Polish, African, or Irish. The collection was first published in 1934.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780811213653

Author:

Saroyan, William

Publisher:

New Directions Publishing Corporation

Location:

New York :

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

United states

Subject:

Short Stories (single author)

Subject:

American fiction (fictional works by one author)

Subject:

Armenian Americans.

Subject:

Armenian Americans -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.

Subject:

United States Social life and customs.

Subject:

Armenian Americans -- Fiction.

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Subject:

Classics

Series:

New Directions Classic

Series Volume:

1997, v. 6; etc.

Publication Date:

19971031

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

270

Dimensions:

8 x 5.2 x 0.6 in 0.65 lb

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Product details 270 pages New Directions Publishing Corporation - 1997-10-00 English 9780811213653 Reviews:

"Staff Pick" by lander,

First published in 1934 when Saroyan was 26 years old, The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories was an immediate critical and commercial success. Written during the Great Depression, the stories offer a unique combination of charm, spontaneity, pathos, and above all, humor.

by lander

"Synopsis" by Libri, Pulitzer Prize-winning William Saroyan always wrote about humanity on a human scale. He was one of the first American writers in this century to focus attention on immigrant communities. The protagonists in THE DARING YOUNG MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE are Armenian, Jewish, Chinese, Polish, African, or Irish. The collection was first published in 1934.