| Da Vinci's Bicycle Contributor(s): Davenport, Guy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811213501 ISBN-13: 9780811213509 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1997 Annotation: Esteemed writer and translator Guy Davenport's brilliant story collectionfirst published in 1979is recognized today as a classic of American fiction. Written with tremendous wit, intelligence, and verve, the stories are based on historical figures whose endeavors were too early, too late, or went against the grain of their time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97004441 |
| Series: New Directions Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.22" W x 7.95" (0.45 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Esteemed writer and translator Guy Davenport's brilliant story collection, first published in 1979, is recognized today as a classic of American fiction. Written with tremendous wit, intelligence, and verve, the stories are based on historical figures whose endeavors were too early, too late, or went against the grain of their time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Davenport, Guy: - As Bruce Bawer wrote in Bookforum, "the late Guy Davenport (1927-2005) left behind an oeuvre that is one long lesson in the history of civilization, and to read any part of it--story, essay, or translation--is to be enthralled by his unflagging intellectual energy and engagement." His books include The Geography of the Imagination, The Death of Picasso, Herakleitos and Diogenes, A Table of Green Fields, The Cardiff Team, DaVinci's Bicycle, and many more. |