num_pages: 490
description: Howard Fast's renown as a compelling storyteller will come as no surprise to reader's of his best-selling novels, from "Freedom Road" and "Spartacus" to the recent California trilogy ("The Immigrants", "Second Generation" and "The Establishment"). What will surprise (and delight) these readers, as well as a whole new audience, is the blending of Fast's storytelling abilities with the speculative, whimsical, even fantastic subject matter of these tales. Delicately balanced between science fiction and philosophy, they show a zenlike propensity to trick the reader playfully into new levels of understanding. Howard Fast, in "Time &amp; the Riddle", invites you to join him on thirty-one trips to fresh perspectives.
language: English
title: Time and the Riddle: Thirty-One Zen Stories
titlecomplete: Time and the Riddle: Thirty-One Zen Stories
genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 90
publisher: Houghton Mifflin