Lucia Berlin
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In this collection of short stories, Berlin showcased the gritty glamour that made readers fall in love with her. She finds beauty in the darkest places... and darkness in the seemingly pristine. -- adapted from jacket
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Stories from a lost American classic "in the same arena as Alice Munro" (Lydia Davis) "In the field of short fiction, Lucia Berlin is one of America's best kept secrets. That's it. Flat out. No mitigating conditions." --Paul Metcalf A Manual for Cleaning Women compiles the best work of the legendary short-story writer Lucia Berlin. With her trademark blend of humor and melancholy, Berlin crafts miracles from the everyday--uncovering moments of grace...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
Español
Description
INOVILDABLE LUCIA BERLIN
«Es mi libro con más páginas marcadas. Sus relatos son tan descarnados (sórdidos incluso) y tan divertidos que me tienta hacer algo con ellos».
Pedro Almodóvar
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Mejor Libro del Año según Babelia
De los mejores libros del siglo XXI según The New York Times y Esquire
Uno de los 40 libros
...Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A selection of the best and most representative contemporary American short fiction from 1970 to 2020, including such authors as Ursula K. LeGuin, Toni Cade Bambara, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sandra Cisneros, and Ted Chiang, hand-selected by celebrated editor and anthologist John Freeman."-- Provided by publisher.