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The Winter Practice: And Other Stories

Jon M. Obermeyer

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Description:William Trevor said that "The short story is the art of the glimpse. If the novel is like an intricate Renaissance painting, the short story is an impressionist painting. It should be an explosion of truth." Jon Obermeyer's debut short story collection provides several such explosive devices among its 30 stories: A young boy pretends to be dead so his uncle can talk his way out of a traffic ticket; In 1940's Hungary, a man chooses to avoid violence after witnessing his father's physical rage; On Thanksgiving Day, a divorced woman dumps 60 business suits on her ex-husband's front stoop to clear her conscience—and her closet. Obermeyer's fiction is character-driven. You might catch a little of Raymond Carver or even Breece D'J Pancake in his prose. There is humor also, including a satirical look at an "evolved" Marin County Christmas Party in "Mid Century Modern". In the story "Would You Like Your Coffee Clever?" a young woman requests a formal Truth & Reconciliation hearing before she reunites with her ex-boyfriend for the weekend in a Manhattan hotel. In "Does This Train Stop in Denmark SC?" a young man lies about his weekend travel plans and a train accident undoes his subterfuge. To use Trevor's term, you might call these stories "glimpses.” They are explorative, subtle, and slice-of-life in nature. Obermeyer is also a poet, and he lends each of these stories a lyrical bent, with an eye for the odd detail most of us overlook.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Winter Practice: And Other Stories. To get started finding The Winter Practice: And Other Stories, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 300

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Release: 2016

ISBN: 1539428737

Description: William Trevor said that "The short story is the art of the glimpse. If the novel is like an intricate Renaissance painting, the short story is an impressionist painting. It should be an explosion of truth." Jon Obermeyer's debut short story collection provides several such explosive devices among its 30 stories: A young boy pretends to be dead so his uncle can talk his way out of a traffic ticket; In 1940's Hungary, a man chooses to avoid violence after witnessing his father's physical rage; On Thanksgiving Day, a divorced woman dumps 60 business suits on her ex-husband's front stoop to clear her conscience—and her closet. Obermeyer's fiction is character-driven. You might catch a little of Raymond Carver or even Breece D'J Pancake in his prose. There is humor also, including a satirical look at an "evolved" Marin County Christmas Party in "Mid Century Modern". In the story "Would You Like Your Coffee Clever?" a young woman requests a formal Truth & Reconciliation hearing before she reunites with her ex-boyfriend for the weekend in a Manhattan hotel. In "Does This Train Stop in Denmark SC?" a young man lies about his weekend travel plans and a train accident undoes his subterfuge. To use Trevor's term, you might call these stories "glimpses.” They are explorative, subtle, and slice-of-life in nature. Obermeyer is also a poet, and he lends each of these stories a lyrical bent, with an eye for the odd detail most of us overlook.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Winter Practice: And Other Stories. To get started finding The Winter Practice: And Other Stories, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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