Synopses & Reviews
Best known for his complex and beautiful novels — regularly compared to those of Thomas Pynchon, William Gaddis, and Don DeLillo — Joseph McElroy is equally at home in the short story, having written numerous pieces over the course of his career that now, collected at last, serve as an ideal introduction to one of the most important contemporary American authors. Combining elements of classic McElroy with tantalizing stories pointing the way ahead (the spare and dangerous “No Man’s Land,” the lush and mischievous “The Campaign Trail”), Night Soul and Other Stories presents a wide range of work from a monumental artist.
Review
"McElroy, known for his lengthy, complex novels, writes equally complex short stories. The subjects of those in this collection cover a broad range....Although this style can be difficult for readers to master, the rewards are great." Booklist
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"Offbeat, shrewd, unsettling, this is a political short story in the most enduring sense, whose dazzling strangeness will outlast the spinning of news and election cycles. Here and throughout Night Soul, McElroy reminds us that we still come by our freshest news in the dreams of outlandish fiction." James Gibbons, Bookforum (Read the entire )
Synopsis
New stories from a master of American fiction.
Synopsis
Best known for his complex and beautiful novels—regularly compared to those of Thomas Pynchon, William Gaddis, and Don DeLillo—Joseph McElroy is equally at home in the short story, having written numerous pieces over the course of his career that now, collected at last, serve as an ideal introduction to one of the most important contemporary American authors. Combining elements of classic McElroy with tantalizing stories pointing the way ahead (the spare and dangerous “No Man’s Land,” the lush and mischievous “The Campaign Trail”), Night Soul and Other Stories presents a wide range of work from a monumental artist.
About the Author
Joseph McElroy was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1930. He is the author of nine novels and has written dozens of stories, essays, and reviews. He has received the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and fellowships from the Guggenheim, Rockefeller, and Ingram Merrill Foundations, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts.