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Blue Has No South

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ISBN13: 9781566568067
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"The title gives a strong indication of what to expect from this flash fiction collection from Israeli author Epstein. With more than 100 short-short stories (many no longer than a few lines), there's a frenetic buzz of activity, with recurring themes including chess, mythology, rain, angels, suicide, animals, muses, time machines, tragic love, aging, and painting, all sewn together in a Borges-meets-Kafka style. Some pieces slip into metanarrative, as with 'Gibraltar, a Love Story,' a brief bit in which the author comments on the flaws in his tale about an elephant escaped from a zoo. Other pieces don't tell stories at all, such as 'The Flawed Symmetry of Romeo and Juliet,' which offers a critique of 'the only lovers who see each other dead.' Often it isn't the scraps of story that make the pieces work as much as the poetic language, as in a story involving the murder of a chess-playing writer. These deceptively simple snapshots certainly can deliver on a fast reading, but slow, close attention reveals layers of thought and complexity. (July)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright PWyxz LLC)
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Liz Mariani, January 29, 2012 (view all comments by Liz Mariani)
I'm picky about poetry, really. I originally came across this book in Vancouver, BC at the Vancouver Public Library. I couldn't put it down. As a poet myself, I found the wordplay, spirit and rhythm of these words (in translation) held enormous power. In fact, the book, itself, felt like a promise. Now, I have to purchase it. It's a keeper. If you liked Janet Frame's "The Edge of the Alphabet", you'll love this book. Blue Has No South reminds me, at least, that words are more than words, they chime memories, thoughts, hopes as if we are not people but old harps. It's good. I can't wait to have it to keep.
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ISBN:
9781566568067
Author:
Epstein, Alex
Publisher:
Clockroot Books
Translator:
McKay, Becka Mara
Author:
Epshtain, Aleks
Subject:
Short Stories (single author)
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Publication Date:
20100431
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
7.60x5.50x.50 in. .40 lbs.
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Product details 224 pages Clockroot Books - English 9781566568067 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "The title gives a strong indication of what to expect from this flash fiction collection from Israeli author Epstein. With more than 100 short-short stories (many no longer than a few lines), there's a frenetic buzz of activity, with recurring themes including chess, mythology, rain, angels, suicide, animals, muses, time machines, tragic love, aging, and painting, all sewn together in a Borges-meets-Kafka style. Some pieces slip into metanarrative, as with 'Gibraltar, a Love Story,' a brief bit in which the author comments on the flaws in his tale about an elephant escaped from a zoo. Other pieces don't tell stories at all, such as 'The Flawed Symmetry of Romeo and Juliet,' which offers a critique of 'the only lovers who see each other dead.' Often it isn't the scraps of story that make the pieces work as much as the poetic language, as in a story involving the murder of a chess-playing writer. These deceptively simple snapshots certainly can deliver on a fast reading, but slow, close attention reveals layers of thought and complexity. (July)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright PWyxz LLC)
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