Title
Paper Lantern: Love Stories-new
Delivery time: 8-12 business days (International)
A New Collection Of Short Stories By A Master Of The Form With A Common Focus On The Turmoils Of Romantic Loveready!Aim!On Command The Firing Squad Aims At The Man Backed Against A Fulllength Mirror. The Mirror Once Hung In A Bedroom, But Now Its Cracked And Propped Against A Dumpster In An Alley. The Condemned Man Has Refused The Customary Last Cigarette But Accepted As A Hood The Black Slip That Was Carelessly Tossed Over A Corner Of The Mirrors Frame. The Slip Still Smells Faintly Of A Familiar Fragrance.So Begins 'Tosca,' The First In This Vivid Collection Of Stuart Dybeks Love Stories. Operatically Dramatic And Intimately Lyrical, Grittily Urban And Impressionistically Natural, The Varied Fictions In Paper Lantern All Focus On The Turmoil Of Love As Only Dybek Can Portray It. An Execution Triggers The Recollection Of A Theatrical Romance; Then A Social Worker Falls For His Own Client; And Lovers Part As Giddily, Perhaps As Hopelessly, As A Kid Trying To Hang On To A Boisterous Kite. A Flaming Laboratory Evokes A Steamy Midnight Drive Across Terrain Both Familiar And Strange, And An Eerily Ringing Phone Becomes The Telltale Signature Of A Dark Betrayal. Each Story Is Marked With Contagious Desire, Spontaneous Revelation, And, Ultimately, Resigned Courage. As One Woman Whispers When She Sets A Notebook Filled With Her Sketches Drifting Out To Sea, 'Someone Will Find You.'Some Of Dybeks Characters Recur In These Stories, While Others Appear Only Briefly. Throughout, Theyand Weare Confronted With Vaguely Familiar Scents And Images, Reminiscent Of Love But Strangely Disconcerting, So That We Might Wonder Whether We Are Looking In A Mirror Or Down The Barrel Of A Gun. 'After The Ragged Discharge,' Dybek Writes, 'When The Smoke Has Cleared, Who Will Be Left Standing And Who Will Be Shattered Into Shards?' Paper Lantern Brims With The Intoxicating Elixirs Known To Every Lovestruck, Lovelorn Heart, And It Marks The Magnificent Return Of One Of Americas Most Important Fiction Writers At The Height Of His Powers.
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We ship your order within 2–3 business days for USA deliveries and 5–8 business days for international shipments. Once your package has been dispatched from our warehouse, you'll receive an email confirmation with a tracking number, allowing you to track the status of your delivery.
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This warranty strictly does not cover damages that arose from negligence, misuse, wear and tear, or not in accordance with product instructions (dropping the product, etc.).
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