Moe's Villa and Other Stories |
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Author:
| Purdy, James |
ISBN: | 978-1-900850-37-7 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2000 |
Publisher: | Arcadia Books Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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A new collection of short stories in which James,Purdy produces the same 'magnificent simplicity',that Edith Sitwell extolled when reviewing his,earlier collections. ""There is never a sentence,too much, never a word too much."" From the great,opera star and her talking cat to the young girl,with her fire-breathing dragon; from two black,ladies in retirement and their mysterious tenant -,a world-renowned film star - to young illegal,Mexicans and their 'cracked' landlord, Purdy...
More DescriptionA new collection of short stories in which James,Purdy produces the same 'magnificent simplicity',that Edith Sitwell extolled when reviewing his,earlier collections. ""There is never a sentence,too much, never a word too much."" From the great,opera star and her talking cat to the young girl,with her fire-breathing dragon; from two black,ladies in retirement and their mysterious tenant -,a world-renowned film star - to young illegal,Mexicans and their 'cracked' landlord, Purdy shows,himself again to be the master of the short story.