Love Stories (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series)

Love Stories (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series)

An anthology of literary love storiesâ‚¬"in a beautiful hardcoverÂ Pocket Classics editionâ‚¬"perfect for Valentineâ‚¬s Day.

Here are nineteen stories from a rich array of writers, and here is every kind of romantic entanglement: from the raw, erotic passion of D. H. Lawrence and Colette to the wickedly cynical comedy of Dorothy Parker and Roald Dahl, from the yearning of unrequited romantic illusions in F. Scott Fitzgeraldâ‚¬s â‚¬Å“Winter Dreamsâ‚¬Â to the agonizing madness of jealousy in Vladimir Nabokovâ‚¬s â‚¬Å“That in Aleppo Once . . .â‚¬Â The objects of passion in these stories range from a glamorous silent-movie starlet in Elizabeth Bowenâ‚¬s haunting â‚¬Å“Dead Mabelleâ‚¬Â and a faithful ghost in Yasunari Kawabata's "Immortality" to a heart surgeon in Margaret Atwoodâ‚¬s â‚¬Å“Bluebeardâ‚¬s Eggâ‚¬Â who spends his days penetrating the mysteries of the human heart but who seemsÂ oddlyÂ emotionally opaque himself. Jhumpa Lahiri plumbs the despair of a husband and wife sundered by tragedy while Lorrie Moore movingly portrays aÂ couple brought together by it. Katherine Mansfield, Tobias Wolff, and William Trevor explore the intricacies of long-term relationships, while Guy de Maupassant, Italo Calvino, and T. C. Boyle portray theÂ elemental force of love in extremely different ways.

AsÂ alluring, moving, and intoxicating as its timeless theme, this collection makes an enticing gift for lovers at any stage of life.
Country USA
Brand Everyman's Library
Manufacturer Everyman's Library
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780307270870
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2009-01-13
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780307270870

Country	USA
Brand	Everyman's Library
Manufacturer	Everyman's Library
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780307270870
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2009-01-13
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780307270870

Love Stories (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series)

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