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Describe your latest work. Blueprints of the Afterlife is a novel about the following things: giant heads that appear in the sky, a mystical... Continue »
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Hermester Barrington's Shelf of Short Stories, Tales, & Anecdotes at Powell's

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From Malibu Lake's quiet shores, I hail thee, fellow reader! I am the former Chief Archivist for The Law Offices of Petty, Smilodon & Ruth, and have, since 1978, been the sidekick of the impossibly beautiful Fayaway. Together we ramble the globe, looking for protozoa, paranormal phenomena, and out-of-place artifacts. We are also co-curators of the Malibu Lake branch of The Invisible Library, started by Mr. Brian Quinette.

I am exceedingly pleased to be given a virtual bookshelf at Powell's that represents the one I have at home. This shelf features my collections of tales, ana, anecdota, and short stories.

I am particularly fond of short narratives since, having undergone Dr. Voronoff's monkey gland operation in 1978, I have difficulty sitting still for extended periods of time. For this reason the shorter narratives draw me more than longer works do, as much as I appreciate them as well.

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The Stories of Eva Luna The Stories of Eva Luna
by Isabel Allende
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Isabel Allende is one of the world's most beloved authors. In 1988, she introduced the world to Eva Luna in a novel of the same name that recounted the adventurous life of a young Latin American woman whose powers as a storyteller bring her friendship... (read more)
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Borges' Travel, Hemingway's Garage: Secret Histories Borges' Travel, Hemingway's Garage: Secret Histories
by Mark Axelrod
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A tongue-in-cheek guide to the connections between contemporary reality and the past.... (read more)
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Death Trap at La Puente: Fisico Nuclear

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Ficciones Ficciones
by Jorge Luis Borges
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The seventeen pieces in Ficciones demonstrate the gargantuan powers of imagination, intelligence, and style of one of the greatest writers of this or any other century. Borges sends us on a journey into a compelling, bizarre, and profoundly resonant... (read more)
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The book of fantasy

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The Fantastic Imagination: an Anthology of High Fantasy

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The Martian Chronicles The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
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Leaving behind a world on the brink of destruction, man came to the Red planet and found the Martians waiting, dreamlike. Seeking the promise of a new beginning, man brought with him his oldest fears and his deepest desires. Man conquered Mars &mdash... (read more)
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Tales From the 1001 Nights
by Richard Burton
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Blow-Up: And Other Stories Blow-Up: And Other Stories
by Julio Cortazar
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A young girl spends her summer vacation in a country house where a tiger roams...A man reading a mystery finds out too late that he is the murderer's victim...In the stories collected here -- including "Blow-Up;' on which Antonioni based his film --... (read more)
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The Bloody Chamber: And Other Stories The Bloody Chamber: And Other Stories
by Angela Carter
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From familiar fairy tales and legends — Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss-in-Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires, werewolves — Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories.... (read more)
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