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Van Gogh's Room at Arles (American Literature (Dalkey Archive))
Stanley Elkin
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Description for Van Gogh's Room at Arles (American Literature (Dalkey Archive))
Paperback. Series: American Literature Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: AP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
The three novellas collected in Van Gogh's Room at Arles demonstrate once again Stanley Elkin's mastery of the English language, with exuberant rants on almost every page, unexpected plot twists, and jokes that leave readers torn between laughter and tears. Her Sense of Timing relates a destructive day in the life of a wheelchair-bound professor who is abandoned by his wife at the worst possible time, leaving him to preside -- helplessly -- over a party for his students that careens out of control. The second story in this collection tells of an unsuspecting commoner catapulted into royalty when she ... Read more
The three novellas collected in Van Gogh's Room at Arles demonstrate once again Stanley Elkin's mastery of the English language, with exuberant rants on almost every page, unexpected plot twists, and jokes that leave readers torn between laughter and tears. Her Sense of Timing relates a destructive day in the life of a wheelchair-bound professor who is abandoned by his wife at the worst possible time, leaving him to preside -- helplessly -- over a party for his students that careens out of control. The second story in this collection tells of an unsuspecting commoner catapulted into royalty when she ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
Series
American Literature Series
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564782809
SKU
V9781564782809
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Ref
99-15
About Stanley Elkin
Stanley Elkin (1930-1995) was an award-winning author of novels, short stories, and essays. Born in the Bronx, Elkin received his BA and PhD from the University of Illinois and in 1960 became a professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis where he taught until his death. His critically acclaimed works include the National Book Critics Circle Award-winners "George ... Read more
Reviews for Van Gogh's Room at Arles (American Literature (Dalkey Archive))
"All three novellas in Elkin's latest collection are occasionally funny, often painful and always beautifully written."
PW "This well-balanced collection stands as a worthy companion to Elkin's first three-novella set, Search es and Seizures."
Library Journal
PW "This well-balanced collection stands as a worthy companion to Elkin's first three-novella set, Search es and Seizures."
Library Journal