The Country of Marriage: Stories
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Book Overview
"Anthony Giardina has an exquisite sense of the nuances of gesture and voice, the clamor of things unsaid."?? --The New York Times Book Review The Country of Marriage is a window into the lives of men... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0812992350
ISBN13:9780812992359
Release Date:January 1998
Publisher:Random House
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.67 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Best short story ever?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I have never read a short story that's any better than "The Films of Richard Egan".It's a knockout!
Men with souls
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
There are at most a handful of male writers whose honest portrayals of male psyches ring true, and Giardina is certainly one of them. What's special about these stories is that men reveal their lives with women and children as the measure of themselves. And though the stories revolve around one theme, the voices vary; there is a scarily ruthless loser; a couple of men looking back on adolescence; but best, men talking themselves toward deeper commitment. If I didn't have a wonderful husband, I'd be jealous of this writer's wife!
Giardina could make a cereal box interesting!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Just when I thought there was not one man in this world who understood themselves, let alone other men, I stumble onto this book. Giardina writes such truth. His voice hits the mark on every imaginable relationship. It is hard to except such weak, yet successful, crap fiction from say....Nicholas Sparks, when there is an intelligent writer like Giardina, in the wings, waiting to save us all. Read this and recomend the book to your friends who give a damn. You will not be disappointed.
a wonderful book of depth, eloquence, and truth
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
Ever since reading "Days with Cecilia" in Harper's , I have looked for stories by Anthony Giardina everywhere. The Country of Marriage has fulfilled my need for stories that are written as I think - but in an elegant and beautiful country of words. The truth in these stories, written without regard for sniveling needs for ostentations or pretensions, is a fine breath of air after all the smoggy stuff now available. These are stories about the human spirit and ALL relationships and likely to appeal to anyone with sensitivity.
Anthony Giardina is amazing
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
There are only two writers whose work I have read and have truly been amazed that the way they write is the way people think: Grace Paley and Anthony Giardina. He knows the ways men and women act towards one another and makes some of the best art anyone would ever want to read. Plain and simple.
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