Bark: Stories, Paperback
Descriere
A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Book A Best Book of the Year: San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Financial Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Book Page ``Heartbreaking. . . . Mordantly funny. . . . Takes us on a rare flight of self-transcendence. . . . Moments of recognition bring jolts like electric shocks.`` --The New York Review of Books ``Wonderful. . . . Masterful. . . . Profound. . . . Not a single false note.`` --USA Today `` Moore] deftly paints with negative space, releasing tremendous poignancy. . . . A vibrant and nimble display of Moore's signature wit.`` --San Francisco Chronicle ``Ms Moore's writing glides. She describes the mundane with precision and grace. . . . Bark simultaneously honours and regrets the messiness of human relationships. Ms Moore is like one of her characters: 'sternness in one eye and gentleness in the other.'`` --The Economist ``One of the finest short story writers in the country.`` --Los Angeles Review of Books `` Moore's] writing contains multitudes, mixed in exacting proportions, which is to say: this potpourri is utterly and totally unique. . . . There really is no one quite like her.`` --The New Republic ``Lorrie Moore still dazzles. . . . These powerfully, almost savagely, human stories shine with a spirit of playfulness and the logic of love.`` --O, The Oprah Magazine
Despre autor
Lorrie Moore este o scriitoare, critică și eseistă americană. Este cunoscută în special pentru nuvelele sale, unele dintre care au câștigat premii importante. Din 1984, predă scriere creativă.
