Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry: Stories Contributor(s): McCracken, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062873725 ISBN-13: 9780062873729 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: Art of the Story |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.30 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The singular, enchanting debut story collection from Elizabeth McCracken, now back in print as part of Ecco's "Art of the Story" series, and with a new introduction from the author In "It's Bad Luck to Die" a woman marries an older tattoo artist and finds comfort in agreeing to act as a canvas for his most elaborate work. "Some Have Entertained Angels, Unaware" follows a young girl as she comes face to face with a cast of eccentrics her recently-widowed father has invited to live in their expansive but dilapidated home. And in the title story, a young man and his wife are perplexed when an outspoken old woman shows up on their doorstep for a visit, claiming to be a distant aunt, even though she can't be traced on a family tree. At once captivating and offbeat, Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry is a dazzling showcase of the early years of Elizabeth McCracken's prodigious talent. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCracken, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth McCracken is the author of five books, Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry (stories), The Giant's House (a National Book Award finalist), Niagara Falls All Over Again, the memoir An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination, and Thunderstruck & Other Stories (winner of the 2014 Story Prize, long-listed for the National Book Award), three of which were New York Times Notable Books. She has received grants and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has served on the faculty at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and currently holds the James Michener Chair for Fiction at the University of Texas at Austin. |