A collection of twelve short stories, many published in literary magazines over the last few years, dealing with emotional courage and moments of transcendence/transformation. Locations from New York City to Connecticut to Montreal and the Holy Land.
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"Anthony Maulucci picks up where John Cheever left off." -- James Coleman, The Red Fox Review
"Insightful tales, each expressing modernist themes . . . For the mature high school student; for the public library -- a must!" -- Joanna Oudin, Connecticut librarian
"The stories in this collection remind the reader of why reading was so pleasureable a couple of decades ago." -- James Coleman, American literature scholar
"Maulucci's use of language and his narrative skills are above average, and his ability to draw from the bustling world around him are considerable . . . Maulucci's insights on the complexities of the human condition are readable and on-target, and he should take some satisfaction in the knowledge that it's not for lack of talent that major publishing houses haven't come knocking at his door." -- Rick Koster, The New London Day
“Brilliant landscape painting.” -- Voices in Italian Americana, Fall 2001
"Insightful tales, each expressing modernist themes . . . For the mature high school student; for the public library -- a must!" -- Joanna Oudin, Connecticut librarian
"The stories in this collection remind the reader of why reading was so pleasureable a couple of decades ago." -- James Coleman, American literature scholar
"Maulucci's use of language and his narrative skills are above average, and his ability to draw from the bustling world around him are considerable . . . Maulucci's insights on the complexities of the human condition are readable and on-target, and he should take some satisfaction in the knowledge that it's not for lack of talent that major publishing houses haven't come knocking at his door." -- Rick Koster, The New London Day
“Brilliant landscape painting.” -- Voices in Italian Americana, Fall 2001
From the Author
Several stories in this collection deal with my Italian-American cultural heritage, with the complex realities of growing up Italian in America. Forget the godfather myth. The real Italian-American stories are just beginning to be told.
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Anthony S. Maulucci is an Italian American poet, novelist and painter. He worked in professional theatre and enjoyed a prominent career as a freelance writer before becoming a college professor of writing and literature. In 1989, he founded the Green Tiger Writers private workshops and in 1995 launched an independent press to bring out his first novel, The Discovery of Luminous Being, followed by Adriana's Eyes and Other Stories, The Rosselli Cantata, Dear Dante, 100 Love Sonnets and Anxious Love. He has also published poetry chapbooks and writing guides for both fiction and poetry. Visit www.lorenzopress.com for further information. He holds an M.A. from Wesleyan University and is a recipient of the Rosengarten Award for Fiction (Harvard University) and the Jordan Davidson Poetry Prize (Barry College). He was born in Hartford, Connecticut and has lived in Boston, Montreal, Toronto, and New York City. He currently resides in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
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Characters we care about,
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This review is from: Adriana's Eyes and Other Stories (Paperback)
Anthony Maulucci writes compelling stories about hypersensitive characters who struggle with their inner demons and learn how to cope with emotional pain. He challenges himself with complex psychological portraits of individuals searching for more meaningful lives. The stories resonate very deeply for me and offer profound insights for anyone who enjoys exploring important questions about the human condition. The reader from New York must have a personal grudge against the author -- perhaps he/she is one of Anthony Maulucci's former students. I had him as a college English professor and I know how demanding he could be, but he helped me grow as a writer.
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Machine of Cliches,
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This review is from: Adriana's Eyes and Other Stories (Paperback)
I did not know that so many cliches existed in the English language until I read this book. Take at least the last 20 movies you've seen and every British author from the 18th and 19th centuries, and you have this author in a nutshell. Go watch an epidsode of the Godfather or the Sopranos, anything, just don't waste time or money with this ... ...
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A disappointing journey into the human condition.,
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This review is from: Adriana's Eyes and Other Stories (Paperback)
While traveling with the author through locales, both physical and metaphysical, the book overreaches in its attempts to know and celebrate the soft, vulnerable underside of the human condition. Shared experiences that might have felt authentic and profound if conveyed, perhaps, with a lighter touch straddle the maudlin; being saccharin and preachy when sweetness and insight are just out of reach. The author's conspicuous omission of any reference to his first marriage and children further undermines his credibility as a bearer of genuine soul and seeker of truth.
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DAVE GORDON WALKED into Joe Allen's bar relieved to be in out of the afternoon rain. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Dave Gordon, Dick Mobley, Endicott Street, Uncle Mario, Clancy Street, North End, New England, The Docksider, Brother Dominic, Brother Emilio, Grand Marnier New!
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DAVE GORDON WALKED into Joe Allen's bar relieved to be in out of the afternoon rain. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
little cavaliere Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Dave Gordon, Dick Mobley, Endicott Street, Uncle Mario, Clancy Street, North End, New England, The Docksider, Brother Dominic, Brother Emilio, Grand Marnier New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Discovery of Luminous Being by Anthony Maulucci in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- A Sentimental Education: The Story of a Young Man (Oxford World's Classics) by Gustave Flaubert on page 42
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