The complete short stories of James Purdy /
Purdy, James,1914-2009,author.
Purdy, James,1914-2009.Short stories.
The publication of The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy is a literary event that marks the first time all of James Purdy's short stories--fifty-six in number, including seven drawn from his unpublished archives--have been collected in a single volume. As prolific as he was unclassifiable, James Purdy was considered one of the greatest--and most underappreciated--writers in America in the latter half of the twentieth century. Championed by writers as diverse as Dame Edith Sitwell, Gore Vidal, Paul Bowles, Tennessee Williams, Carl Van Vechten, John Cowper Powys, and Dorothy Parker, Purdy's vast body of work has heretofore been relegated to the avant-garde fringes of the American literary mainstream.
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A good woman -- You reach for your hat -- Sound of talking -- Cutting edge -- Don't call me by my right name -- Eventide -- Man and wife -- Plan now to attend -- Why can't they tell you why? -- 63: dream palace -- About Jessie Mae -- You may safely gaze -- Color of darkness -- Night and day -- The lesson -- Mrs. Benson -- Encore -- Everything under the sun -- Daddy wolf -- Goodnight, sweetheart -- Sermon -- Home by dark -- Scrap of paper -- Mr. Evening -- On the rebound -- Lily's party -- Summer tidings -- Some of these days -- Short papa -- Ruthanna Elder -- How I became a shadow -- Sleep tight -- Rapture -- Mud Toe the cannibal -- Dawn -- The candles of your eyes -- In this corner ... -- Kitty Blue -- Bonnie -- Gertrude's hand -- The white blackbird -- Brawith -- Geraldine -- A little variety, please -- Easy Street -- Entre dos luces -- Moe's villa -- No stranger to Luke -- Reaching Rose -- Early stories. A chance to say no -- Dr. Dieck & Company -- That's about enough out of you -- Talk about yesterday -- The pupil -- Final stories. Vera's story -- Adeline.
The publication of The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy is a literary event that marks the first time all of James Purdy's short stories--fifty-six in number, including seven drawn from his unpublished archives--have been collected in a single volume. As prolific as he was unclassifiable, James Purdy was considered one of the greatest--and most underappreciated--writers in America in the latter half of the twentieth century. Championed by writers as diverse as Dame Edith Sitwell, Gore Vidal, Paul Bowles, Tennessee Williams, Carl Van Vechten, John Cowper Powys, and Dorothy Parker, Purdy's vast body of work has heretofore been relegated to the avant-garde fringes of the American literary mainstream.
Short stories, American.