Store of the Worlds
Store of the Worlds

Author: Robert Sheckley

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2012-05-01

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1590175085

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An NYRB Classics Original Robert Sheckley was an eccentric master of the American short story, and his tales, whether set in dystopic city­scapes, ultramodern advertising agencies, or aboard spaceships lighting out for hostile planets, are among the most startlingly original of the twentieth century. Today, as the new worlds, alternate universes, and synthetic pleasures Sheckley foretold become our reality, his vision begins to look less absurdist and more prophetic. This retrospective selection, chosen by Jonathan Lethem and Alex Abramovich, brings together the best of Sheckley’s deadpan farces, proving once again that he belongs beside such mordant critics of contemporary mores as Bruce Jay Friedman, Terry Southern, and Thomas Pynchon.

A Little Ramble
A Little Ramble

Author: Robert Walser

Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780811220996

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Over 50 original full-color artworks address newly translated writings of Robert Walser