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The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye
| Author: | Jonathan Lethem |
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Harcourt, Inc., 1996 |
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| Book Type: | Collection |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction / Fantasy / Horror |
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Synopsis
Jonathan Lethem again displays his brilliance in this collection of seven short stories, blurring the boundaries of sci-fi, mystery, and thriller. Tales include 'Light and the Sufferer', in which a crack addict is dogged by an invulnerable alien; 'The Hardened Criminals', wherein convicts are used as building blocks for new prisons; and 'The Happy Man', whose hapless protagonist is raised from the dead to support his family, only to suffer periodic out-of-body sojourns in Hell. Each tale features Lethem's characteristic deadpan wit and unflinchingly macabre vision of life.
Table of Contents:
- The Happy Man - (1991) - novelette
- Vanilla Dunk - (1992) - novelette
- Light and the Sufferer - (1995) - novelette
- Forever, Said the Duck - (1993) - shortfiction
- Five Fucks - (1996) - novelette
- The Hardened Criminals - (1996) - novelette
- Sleepy People - (1996) - novelette
Later editions also include:
- How We Got In Town and Out Again - (1996) - novelette
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