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We Never Talk About My Brother

by Peter S. Beagle

Average based on 1 comment. Synopses & Reviews Customer Comments (1) ISBN13: 9781892391834 ISBN10: 189239183x Condition: All Product Details

 

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Modern parables of love, death, and transformation are peppered with melancholy in this extraordinary collection of contemporary fantasy. Each short story cultivates a whimsical sense of imagination and reveals a mature, darker voice than previously experienced from this legendary author.

In one tale the Angel of Death enjoys newfound celebrity while moonlighting as an anchorman on the network news, while in another the shortsighted ruler of a gentle realm betrays himself in dreaming of a "manageable war." Further storylines include an American librarian who discovers that, much to his surprise and sadness, he is the last living Frenchman, and rivals in a supernatural battle who decide to forgo pistols at dawn, choosing instead to duel with dramatic recitations of terrible poetry.

Featuring several previously unpublished stories alongside a bevy of recently released works, this haunting compilation is appealing to both genre readers and mainstream literature lovers.

Review:

"Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Beagle showcases his narrative breadth in this eclectic new collection with nine powerful fantasy tales and a short set of poems based on the famous Unicorn Tapestries. In the title story, one benevolent sibling must somehow stop another from becoming the Angel of Death. 'The Last and Only, or, Mr. Moscowitz Becomes French' explores the significance of identity as a mild-mannered American librarian irrevocably transforms into the last true Frenchman, while the profoundly moving 'King Pelles the Sure' denounces the insanity of war. The most memorable selection is 'The Stickball Witch,' in which a group of Bronx boys playing stickball come face to face with the suspected witch of their neighborhood. Impressively diverse themes, styles and subject matter make this collection addictive." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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"[Beagle] knows better than any other contemporary fantasist how to tell a tale in the appropriate tone....[W]rite on, Mr. Beagle, write on!" Booklist (starred review)

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"[A] perfect little assemblage of oddities, a handful of extremely well-realized sketches with unusual, unpredictable endings....By their nature, short stories have to be economical about plotting and fleet about hooking readers in; this particular set is instantly addictive." The Onion AV Club (Best Books of 2009)

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"Characters are drawn with an economy of words into believable, multilayered, and compelling people. While each tale is a beautifully crafted gem, cut and polished to perfection, the title story is the standout." Library Journal

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"For years a loving readership has consulted him as an expert on those hearts' reasons that reason does not know." Ursula K. Le Guin, author of A Wizard of Earthsea

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About the Author

Peter S. Beagle is the author of A Fine and Private Place, The Innkeepers Song, The Last Unicorn, The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nietzsche, and Tamsin. He wrote the screenplays for the animated feature-film versions of The Last Unicorn and The Lord of the Rings, and is the recipient of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, a Hugo, and a Nebula Award. He lives in Oakland, California.

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crowyhead, July 29, 2011 (view all comments by crowyhead)
This is a beautiful collection of short stories. The title story is awesome. I also really liked "Aunt Rifke, Uncle Chaim & the Angel" and "The Stickball Witch," and "By Moonlight" is one of the best Oberon/Titania stories I've read in a long time. There's a dud or two; I thought "Mr. Moscowitz Becomes French" was kind of incoherent, for example. But still, this is a great collection, for Beagle fans or for those new to his writing.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781892391834

Author:

Beagle, Peter S.

Publisher:

Tachyon Publications

Subject:

FIC009040

Subject:

Fantasy - Short Stories

Subject:

Fantasy fiction, American

Subject:

Short stories, American

Subject:

Science Fiction and Fantasy-Fantasy-Short Stories

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Publication Date:

20090331

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

256

Dimensions:

8.50x5.50x.65 in. .57 lbs.

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Product details 256 pages Tachyon Publications - 2009-03-00 English 9781892391834 Reviews:

"Publishers Weekly Review" by Publishers Weekly, "Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Beagle showcases his narrative breadth in this eclectic new collection with nine powerful fantasy tales and a short set of poems based on the famous Unicorn Tapestries. In the title story, one benevolent sibling must somehow stop another from becoming the Angel of Death. 'The Last and Only, or, Mr. Moscowitz Becomes French' explores the significance of identity as a mild-mannered American librarian irrevocably transforms into the last true Frenchman, while the profoundly moving 'King Pelles the Sure' denounces the insanity of war. The most memorable selection is 'The Stickball Witch,' in which a group of Bronx boys playing stickball come face to face with the suspected witch of their neighborhood. Impressively diverse themes, styles and subject matter make this collection addictive." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

"Review" by Booklist (starred review), "[Beagle] knows better than any other contemporary fantasist how to tell a tale in the appropriate tone....[W]rite on, Mr. Beagle, write on!"

"Review" by The Onion AV Club (Best Books of 2009), "[A] perfect little assemblage of oddities, a handful of extremely well-realized sketches with unusual, unpredictable endings....By their nature, short stories have to be economical about plotting and fleet about hooking readers in; this particular set is instantly addictive."

"Review" by Library Journal, "Characters are drawn with an economy of words into believable, multilayered, and compelling people. While each tale is a beautifully crafted gem, cut and polished to perfection, the title story is the standout."

"Review" by Ursula K. Le Guin, author of A Wizard of Earthsea, "For years a loving readership has consulted him as an expert on those hearts' reasons that reason does not know."