Tales of the Natural and Unnatural
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Book Overview
In this eerily up-to-date collection, Highsmith s incisive prose chronicles a world gone slightly mad, its catastrophes precipitated by human folly and excess. From the White House under siege by the homeless to a 190-year-old woman perpetually near death and dimly glowing, each tale unfolds the illogical extremes of humanity in the late twentieth century. Highsmith transmogrifies the face of daily existence to lay bare its manifold dark motives. These stories leave us haunted with afterimages that will tremblebut stayin our minds (The New Yorker)."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0871133415
ISBN13:9780871133410
Release Date:January 1994
Publisher:Atlantic Monthly Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.54 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
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This is the real Highsmith
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
These stories are interesting and well-conceived. They are not always what you would expect - but hat's what Highsmith does best. This is not Strangers on a Train or The Talented Mr. Ripley, but it is clever fiction, well rendered.
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