Birthday Stories (Paperback)
- Selected and Introduced by Haruki Murakami

Beskrivelser af Birthday Stories

Forlagets beskrivelse

Includes stories by Russell Banks, Ethan Canin, Raymond Carver, David Foster Wallace, Andrea Lee, Daniel Lyons, Lynda Sexson, Paul Theroux, William Trevor, Haruki Murakami, and others. This anthology aims to capture a range of emotions evoked by advancing age and the passing of time, from events fondly recalled to the impact of appalling tragedy.

Bibliotekernes beskrivelse

In this enviable gathering, Haruki Murakami has chosen for his party some of the very best short story writers of recent years, each with their own birthday experiences, each story a snapshot of life on a single day. Including stories by Russell Banks, Ethan Canin, Raymond Carver, David Foster Wallace, Denis Johnson, Claire Keegan, Andrea Lee, Daniel Lyons, Lynda Sexson, Paul Theroux, William Trevor and Haruki Murakami, this anthology captures a range of emotions evoked by advancing age and the passing of time, from events fondly recalled to the impact of appalling tragedy. Previously published in a Japanese translation by Haruki Murakami, this English edition contains a specially written introduction.