The Secret Goldfish - by David Means (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the "Los Angeles Times" Book Prize-winning author of "Assorted Fire Events" comes an extraordinary story collection.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Readers familiar with <strong>David Means</strong>' electrifying work in the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Book Prize -- winning Assorted Fire Eventswill recognize his extraordinary vision in <strong>The Secret Goldfish</strong>. A trio of erotically charged kids goes on a crime spree in Michigan; a goldfish bears witness to the demise of a Connecticut marriage; and an extremely unlucky man is stalked by lightning. This dazzling new collection reveals Means' rare talent for the short story and establishes his place among the American masters.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"An imaginative and penetrating collection."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em> <strong>(starred review)</strong><br><br>Achingly intelligent....[David Means] stands among our most gifted younger writers."--<em>New York Times</em><br><br>"David Means knows his way around the English language. [The Secret Goldfish] aims toward a mythology of the modern heartland...so lovely I want to quote the whole thing."--<em>Los Angeles Times</em><br><br>"A darkly comic cache of stories . . . impressively inventive."--Elle<br><br>"A splendid short story collection...from one of the most original writers of short fiction working today--Esquire on Assorted Fire Events<br><br>"Lean, agile...There's not a cheap emotion or a predictable conclusion to be found...humane [and] unaccountably lovely."--New York Times Book Review on Assorted Fire Events<br><br>"Means is a courageous writer, intelligent and funny and humane...the pleasure in reading THE SECRET GOLDFISH is tremendous."--Donald Antrim<br><br>"Riveting...it is Means' signature talent to view the lives of his characters, and life itself, from somewhere just beyond..."--Jeffrey Eugenides, author of The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex<br><br>"Vivid...Means's last collection was a finalist for the National Book Award...the stories here are just as unsentimental and tightly wound."--New York Times Book Review<br><br>"We care for the characters as if we have known and loved and detested them forever...An exceptional book."--Michael Faber on Assorted Fire Events<br><br>"With stunning simplicity, Means offers 15 stirring portraits of tragedy, loss, and love."--Esquire<br><br>Crystalline."--The New Yorker on Assorted Fire Events<br>
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