The Garden State: Short Stories [Paperback]

Gary Krist (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Suburban northern New Jersey, in the vicinity of Rte. 4, is the setting for many of the amusingly perceptive vignettes in this first collection of eight stories. "Krist knows his territory and his people, pinning down their reality in a cultural ambiance that nourishes smiles of recognition," said PW.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: Vintage; 1st Vintage contemporaries ed edition (November 20, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679725156
• ISBN-13: 978-0679725152
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,622,053 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Before turning to narrative nonfiction with The White Cascade and his current project, City of Scoundrels (coming in April 2012), Gary Krist wrote three novels--Bad Chemistry, Chaos Theory, and Extravagance--and two short-story collections--The Garden State and Bone by Bone. He has been a regular book reviewer for The New York Times Book Review, Salon, and The Washington Post Book World. His satirical op-eds have appeared in The New York Times and Newsday, and his stories, articles, and travel pieces have been featured in National Geographic Traveler, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, Playboy, The New Republic, Esquire, and on National Public Radio's "Selected Shorts." His stories have also been anthologized in such collections as Men Seeking Women, Writers' Harvest 2, and Best American Mystery Stories. He has been the recipient of The Stephen Crane Award, The Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Lowell Thomas Gold Medal for Travel Journalism, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife and daughter.