A strange and lovely story about an agoraphobe's encounter with a young boy. Miranda July is a filmmaker, performance artist, writer and multi-media tour-de-force. Read this and you'll understand why Miranda July is intriguing in any genre.
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Miranda July is a writer who also makes movies, performances, recordings and combinations of these things. July's stories can be read in The Paris Review, The Harvard Review and Black Clock. Her radio performances can be heard regularly on NPR's The Next Big Thing. July won the Camera D'or at the 2005 Cannes film festival with her feature writing and directing debut, Me and You and Everyone We Know, which premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, and will be released theatrically in Summer 2005. Her short film “Nest of Tens” was shown in the 2002 Whitney Biennial for which July was also commissioned to produce a sound installation, The Drifters. July was again invited to participate in the 2004 Whitney Biennial with her participatory website, learningtoloveyoumore.com, created in collaboration with artist Harrell Fletcher.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Yes, way overpriced,
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This review is from: The Boy from Lam Kien (Paperback)
This is a beautiful short story of a timid woman's chance encounter with the outgoing little boy who lives across the street. July's perspective on life is original and she conveys so many ideas and emotions in such small space. The awkward connection between these two people of different nationality and generation and gender is tender and funny and moving. I give the story five stars. However this little booklet, while charming, feels like it was printed on a home computer and stapled together. Now that you can get this story along with 15 others in July's hardcover book No One Belongs Here More Than You the only reason to have this is if you are a collector.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful hand-made book,
This review is from: The Boy from Lam Kien (Paperback)
I ordered this because I'm a fan of Miranda July's work. I didn't really know what to expect but I was so happy when I got it. It is a small, gorgeous book. The story is short but powerful and unusual, and the book itself is amazing. It has hand-made covers and dust-jacket and is really exquisite. It's like a work of art. Very cool. I am keeping one for myself and getting another for my friend's birthday present.
6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not overpriced,
By mspencer (san diego) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Boy from Lam Kien (Paperback)
Yes, the book is only a few pages. Yes, it is worth $15. The quality of the paper and the printing alone is worth $15. The content puts this tiny wonderful book in a category all of its own. Think of it as a piece of art, not only as a book.
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