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Publishers weekly titled after a line from henry james, gilbert sorrentino s final novel consists of fifty narrative set pieces full of savage humor and cathartic passionan elegiac paean to the bleak world he so brilliantly captured in his long and storied career. Read rose theatre by gilbert sorrentino online books on. Gilbert sorrentino april 27, 1929 may 18, 2006 was an american novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic, professor, and editor in over twentyfive works of fiction and poetry, sorrentino explored the comic and formal possibilities of language and literature. Jack london 18761916 jack london lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the east end of london, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android.
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A novel this fine, final work by brooklyn native sorrentino. The twotime penfaulkner award finalist and author of mulligan stew paints a clever parodic take on the contemporary a. In his now posthumously released and presumably final novel, the abyss of human illusion, sorrentino again offers a relatively brief work 150 pages built out of narrative fragments. I look forward to picking up some of his other works. Sorrentino s books break free of the routine that inevitably accompanies traditional narrative and through a passionate renunciation shine with an unforgiving, yet cleansing, light. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the. The first book is structured with a clear direction with repeated examples of the absurdity of the human condition such as fear of new technology, petty interests, manipulative greed, religious zeal, resignation, etc and excellently paints a picture of the most ridiculous aspects of human nature that hold us back as a species and as a society. But it also makes one think has our world even changed that much in many countries. He is the son of novelist gilbert sorrentino and victoria ortiz. He was an editor for the literary magazines neon and kulcher, and later at grove press in the 1960s. Its a pleasant summer afternoon in the gulf stream, twentyfive miles off hutchinson island on floridas east coast. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this gilbert sorrentino study guide and get instant access to the. Complete dustjacket description 1976 fsg hardcover edition.
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