Zero DB (Contemporary American fiction) [Paperback]

Madison Smartt Bell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Contemporary American fiction | Publication Date: May 3, 1988

Zero db is Bell's first collection of short stories. Its subjects and settings range from a slaughter yard in Tennessee to the infamous Battle of Little Big Horn. In each brilliantly written story, Bell displays a powerful, unforgettable vision of the world.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Bell, author of the critically well-received novel Waiting for the End of the World ( LJ 9/15/85), among others, writes with razor-sharp precision of grim doings in the rural South and the seamy side of urban New York. His stories have sharply delineated characters who generally seem to be unhappy or desperate. In "Irene," for instance, a man who has settled in a forlorn Puerto Rican neighborhood of Newark watches, as an outsider, a young girl learning to survive in her own world. As observers of life, the people in these stories possess a clarity of vision that startles the reader, but the dreariness of their realities is what lingers in the mind. For serious fiction collections. Ann H. Fisher, Radford P.L., Va.
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Review

“One of the most gifted and prolific writers of his generation.” —People

 

“Considered separately, the stories in this collection . . . are astonishing; considered together, they are even more astonishing, for they indicate a dazzling range of voice.” —The New York Times Book Review

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (May 3, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140106294
• ISBN-13: 978-0140106299
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,189,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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