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Melancholy of Anatomy (02 Edition)

by Shelley Jackson

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Amusing, touching, and unsettling, The Melancholy of Anatomy is that most wonderful of fictions, one that makes us see the world in an entirely new light.

Here is the body turned inside out, its members set free, its humors released upon the world. Hearts bigger than planets devour light and warp the space around them; the city of London has a menstrual flow that gushes through its underground pipes; gobs of phlegm cement friendships and sexual relationships; and a floating fetus larger than a human becomes the new town pastor. In this debut story collection, Shelley Jackson rewrites our private passages, and translates the dumb show of the body into prose as gorgeous as it is unhygienic.

Review:

"Jackson...probes at the relationship between the emotional and the physical in these fantastic, sometimes stomach-turning stories." Booklist

Review:

"She erases the boundaries between body and self, secretion and shedding, love and loathing, enveloping the reader in a slippery, icky, fascinating world." Village Voice Literary Supplement

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"Witty, multilayered, and beautifully written : a startling and memorable collection." Ali Smith, author of Hotel World

Review:

"These tales prance and pirouette along the edge of the surreal. Sometimes they dive directly in, to bring back a sense of elegance, rightness, and great wisdom." Samuel R. Delany, author of Dhalgren

Review:

"Shelley Jackson is a gifted writer....[O]ne of the most poised and original talents of her generation." Robert Coover, author of Pricksongs & Descants

Synopsis:

In the fantastical spirit of Donald Barthelme and Aimee Bender, Shelley Jackson's debut story collection creates delirious worlds populated by overgrown pieces and products of the human body.

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About the Author

Shelley Jackson's The Patchwork Girl is perhaps the best-known work in the genre of Electronic Literature. Jackson studied with Robert Coover at Brown University and now lives in New York City.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780385721202

Author:

Jackson, Shelley

Publisher:

Anchor Books

Location:

New York

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Short Stories (single author)

Subject:

Body, human

Subject:

Human Body.

Subject:

Stories (single author)

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series Volume:

no. 40

Publication Date:

20020431

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

192

Dimensions:

7.94x5.30x.55 in. .49 lbs.

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Product details 192 pages Anchor Books - 0- English 9780385721202 Reviews:

"Review" by Booklist, "Jackson...probes at the relationship between the emotional and the physical in these fantastic, sometimes stomach-turning stories."

"Review" by Village Voice Literary Supplement, "She erases the boundaries between body and self, secretion and shedding, love and loathing, enveloping the reader in a slippery, icky, fascinating world."

"Review" by Ali Smith, author of Hotel World, "Witty, multilayered, and beautifully written : a startling and memorable collection."

"Review" by Samuel R. Delany, author of Dhalgren, "These tales prance and pirouette along the edge of the surreal. Sometimes they dive directly in, to bring back a sense of elegance, rightness, and great wisdom."

"Review" by Robert Coover, author of Pricksongs & Descants, "Shelley Jackson is a gifted writer....[O]ne of the most poised and original talents of her generation."

"Synopsis" by Ingram, In the fantastical spirit of Donald Barthelme and Aimee Bender, Shelley Jackson's debut story collection creates delirious worlds populated by overgrown pieces and products of the human body.