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Sto caricando le informazioni... Novelistsdi C. P. Boyko
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Novelists, the third collection of short fiction by C.P. Boyko gathered around a unifying theme, is the work of a writer whose feverish approach to storytelling takes him on astounding flights of fancy. Each story features a writer (or writers) whose attitudes and behaviour are influenced by a personality tic of a sort that the reader will associate with the creative temperament. The humour is broad and derives mostly from the silly names he gives his characters, exaggerated action and overstatement of fact, and the total implausibility of much of what happens. It is possible that some readers will happily adjust their expectations and settle comfortably in to read because Boyko’s descriptive skills and powers of invention are undeniable. But there is something missing. For all their vitality and narrative momentum, the stories in Novelists often fall flat because the comic conceit upon which the story is based becomes tiresome long before the author realizes it. After a few pages the eccentric and obsessive behaviour of his characters starts to seem irrational, and we grow impatient when we realize their problems are wholly self-inflicted and would be easily solved with a bit of common sense. Boyko’s stories are action-driven, and a lot of forward motion can distract the reader into thinking the story is going somewhere. But too much of what happens seems arbitrary, with the result that you reach the end of the story feeling that you haven't got anywhere at all. Boyko is writing about the esoteric interests and selfish anxieties that occupy the artist in pursuit of his or her art, which has lots of comic potential. Unfortunately in Novelists much of that potential remains unrealized. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Longlisted for the 2014 Frank O'Connor Award Novelists: the soul of an age, certainly. Brilliant? Perhaps. Yet aren't they also doddering, petulant, pedantic, knockkneed, skittish, and thunderingly insecure--resentful, awkward, annoying--demanding, deluded, and vexingly indifferent to reality? New from short fiction devot#65533;e C.P. Boyko, Novelists is a comedy of manners (and manuscripts), rivalling Vanity Fair for its satirical wit... though not, mercifully, for its length. PRAISE FOR NOVELISTS "Proudly, gloriously, gleefully old-fashioned in their style and settings, these largely comic stories about the worst traits of artists are more serious than they at first seem: they depict the petty insecurities that fuel every creative act."--Russell Smith "If you are a normal person, these stories, with their pitch-perfect satirical humour and their finely tuned sentences, will make you laugh out loud. If you are a writer, first you will squirm with recognition while envying his impressive vocabulary, his nimble grammar, and his startling imagery, and then you'll laugh out loud."--Diane Schoemperlen PRAISE FOR C.P. BOYKO "Readers will enjoy the author's versatility, quirky (sometimes uproarious) sense of humor, sardonic view of the world, and fruitful imagination ... Libraries with any short-fiction readers should buy this book and keep an eye out for the next one."--Booklist, starred review "Nothing short of astonishing."--The Walrus "Keep your eye on this young Canadian talent."--Chatelaine "Stunning ... Boyko has an unstoppable imagination."--The Globe & Mail "Stealthy, seductive ... A collection that in many ways ... will provide thought-fodder, not to mention good old-fashioned pleasure, for months."-- The Montreal Gazette "Fans of satirical fiction will love this ... impeccably researched and unflinchingly intelligent." --The National Post Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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