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More copies of this ISBN:Other titles in the Tin House New Voice series:Human Resources: Stories (Tin House New Voice)by Josh Goldfaden
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Josh Goldfaden's debut book, Human Resources is an often hilarious, perfectly crafted, spot-on collection of inventive and moving stories which include pirates, litter removal specialists, Bruce Springsteen, and an intelligent fern. They're some of the best stories I've read in years, and you'll like them, too.
Josh Goldfaden's debut book, Human Resources is an often hilarious, perfectly crafted, spot-on collection of inventive and moving stories which include pirates, litter removal specialists, Bruce Springsteen, and an intelligent fern. They're some of the best stories I've read in years, and you'll like them, too.
Josh Goldfaden's debut book, Human Resources is an often hilarious, perfectly crafted, spot-on collection of inventive and moving stories which include pirates, litter removal specialists, Bruce Springsteen, and an intelligent fern. They're some of the best stories I've read in years, and you'll like them, too. Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Humorous, energetic, and inventive, the stories in Josh Goldfaden's debut collection are laugh-out-loud funny. Goldfaden's genius is pushing the limits of absurdity without sacrificing the emotional core of his characters or their stories. A nanny works for a traveling writers colony (his charge is named Camus). A pirate saves up for his own restaurant. A litter specialist tackles the overstuffed homes — and psyches — of the rich. As zany as they come, Goldfaden's characters seek purpose and community and, every now and again, they find it. Review:"The seven far-out stories in Goldfaden's impressive debut explore the absurd without giving in to it. The first story, 'The Veronese Circle,' encapsulates a four-week group tour from Verona to Istanbul (and back) by six young writers who paid thousands of dollars to be guided by a Romeo and Juliet-quoting professor and his wife. 'Documentary' imagines how a young filmmaker, Samantha, will mature emotionally (and what may come of her relationship with her rising star painter boyfriend) while filming hours and hours of women giving birth. 'Looking at Animals' delves into the inner life of another kind of documentary photographer: after 30 years of photographing wild animals around the globe for National Geographic, Raymond retires and begins an acute interest in the goings-on of his neighbors. Admirably, Goldfaden roams widely and erratically, from surfers living on an exclusive beachfront ('Maryville, California, Pop. 7') to a bizarre set of contemporary pirates who give up robbing yachts to join a pirate-busting agency ('Nautical Intervention'). Goldfaden is an undeniable talent." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:"Swift, surprising, funny, and in the end unexpectedly moving. Like the work of George Saunders, these stories seem to take place in a world right next door to our own, a world that's brighter, stranger, bolder than ours. I was sorry to see this book end." Kevin Canty, author of Winslow in Love and Into the Great Wide Open Review:"Like his ardent, tilted characters, Josh Goldfaden explores the disconnect between empirical evidence and our true understanding. Why doesn't studying something teach us anything? His cast of characters includes pirates and writers and many folks in between and their labyrinthine investigations are chronicled with a sharp satirist's eye. Here is a talented writer at the bright edge of his career." Ron Carlson, author of A Kind of Flying and Five Skies Review:"Sexy and syncopated, the stories in Human Resources hearken the twin pleasures of jazz: a sense of surprise and the weight of inevitability. In turns ironic, improvisational and knowing, Josh Goldfaden's stories are laced with play and passion, racing across the
page with melodic humor and a soulful harmony. He's the Thelonious Monk of fiction." Adam Johnson, author of Emporium and Parasites Like Us Synopsis:In his second short story collection, award-winning writer Josh Goldfaden limns a magical, witty, and touching world of characters whose hidden compulsions and idiosyncrasies reveal their ultimate humanity. About the AuthorJosh Goldfaden has taught in New York University's Expository Writing Program. His work has appeared in Mid-American Review, the Sewanee Review, ZYZZYVA, and other journals. Currently at work on a novel, he runs the website-design and management company WebAha! He lives in Oceanside, CA. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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