Purchase
New and Selected Stories
Counterpoint Press
June 2008
On Sale: May 28, 2008
384 pages
ISBN: 1593761759
EAN: 9781593761752
Hardcover
Add to Wish List
Non-Fiction
Although he may be best known for his novels Mr. Bridge and Mrs. Bridge, or perhaps for his brilliant biography of Custer, Son of the Morning Star, Evan S. Connell is an undisputed master of the short story. His restraint, concision, and perfect pitch lend themselves beautifully to the form, and he intuitively senses when to explain and when to let silence stand in speechβs stead. Lost in Uttar Pradesh collects new work by Connell along with some of his earlier masterpieces. Memorable characters like the corpulent Mr. Bemis, Katia and her lion, and a wanderer back from Spain ring true not because their stories are filled with monumental events but because they center around seemingly insignificant events that somehow remain in the mind. Through Connellβs mastery, the most trivial happening, the voice that speaks only once, resonates far beyond the final page.
 Media BuzzAll Things Considered - July 21, 2008
| 
© 2003-2026