num_pages: 232
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye
titlecomplete: The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Anthologies, Literature, Science Fiction Fantasy, Short Story Collection, Fantasy, Dystopia
ratings_count: 1499
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novelette for "The Happy Man", awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Collection, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Collection, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
category: "The Happy Man", awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Asimov's Readers' Poll Award
category: Best Novelette for "The Happy Man"
publisher: Faber & Faber