The Wall Of The Sky, The Wall Of The Eye bookcover

The Wall Of The Sky, The Wall Of The Eye

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Description

A striking short story collection from "one of the most unique and imaginative writers of his generation" (USA Today)

Welcome to the many and fascinating worlds of Jonathan Lethem's striking story collection: A dead man extends his stay on Earth in order to support his family, only to suffer periodic out-of-body sojourns in Hell; basketball players wear suits that lend them the skills of old-time stars like Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain; a couple invites the avatars of all their old lovers to their engagement party as a last hurrah; and every time a man takes a lover, her world begins to unwind, until she loses her place in it completely.

In these and other stories in this collection, Jonathan Lethem, author of The Arrest and The Fortress of Solitude, draws the reader ever more deeply into his strange, unforgettable world—a trip from which there may be no easy return.

Product Details

PublisherEcco
Publish DateMarch 05, 2007
Pages304
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780156032483
Dimensions8.0 X 5.3 X 0.9 inches | 8.8 pounds

About the Author

Jonathan Lethem is the bestselling author of thirteen novels, including Brooklyn Crime Novel, The Feral Detective, and Motherless Brooklyn, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. His five story collections include Men and Cartoons and Lucky Alan, and his short fiction has appeared in the New YorkerHarper’s Magazine, and the Paris Review, among other publications, garnering a Pushcart Prize, a World Fantasy Award, and inclusion in The Best American Short Stories. He lives in Los Angeles and Maine.

Reviews

"One of the most fertile imaginations among America’s young writers." — San Francisco Chronicle

"An author to be reckoned with." — Newsweek

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