Berlin, Lucia

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Safe & Sound
Lucia Berlin
Manufacturer: Poltroon Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0918395100

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A dozen short stories by a modern American author who is often compared to Eudora Welty, Raymond Carver and Fielding Dawson.

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Beautiful and Personal

So Long: Stories 1987-1992
Lucia Berlin
Manufacturer: Black Sparrow Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0876858930

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Beautiful and Personal.......2001-01-24

Lucia Berlin was one of my favorite teachers in college. After taking her creative writing class, I read all of her books. But this one is so beautiful, so candid. Her short stories are flawless and flow into the next. Her descriptions of people and places are right on, although not always lovely. It will leave you with eyes open to the world.

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heartbreakingly good; spellbinding
Amazing stories of extraordinary people inside ordinary shel

Homesick: New and Selected Stories
Lucia Berlin
Manufacturer: Black Sparrow Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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So Long: Stories 1987-1992
Where I Live Now
The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel

ASIN: 0876858167

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heartbreakingly good; spellbinding.......1999-06-06

As good a collection of short fiction you will ever read, without a doubt. Her stories often hurt you in that very good way, the way you want fiction to make you feel. Her humor perfectly balances and makes possible the heartache, the subtle tragedies she writes about. This collection is one of those books that you simply must read. You will learn from the experience, and you'll never forget.

Amazing stories of extraordinary people inside ordinary shel.......1999-06-06

This is one of the best books I've ever read, clearly Berlin's best work to date. She writes about cleaning ladies, jockeys, switchboard operators and alcoholics--all with the sensitivity of someone who knows these people from the inside, yet makes no excuses for them. This is no PC attempt at ennobeling them, it's the real thing: fascinating people scrubbing your floors, who possess beauty, insight, charm and plenty of flaws. Real flaws. Real people. Berlin's writing is luscious and poetic, but her real gift is her uncanny ablility to see right through people, communicate what is noteworthy and illuminating in their lives. After 5 years I've read most of these stories, but still haven't quite finished, because I've found myself rationing them. I've read my favorites over and over, but can't bear the thought of having no one left to discover in her world. Apparently her next book is due very soon. Can't wait, it's been so long.

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DARKHORSE OF AMERICAN SHORT FICTION
A fascinating collection of stories.
Who I Read Now.

Where I Live Now: Stories 1993-1998
Lucia Berlin
Manufacturer: Black Sparrow Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 157423093X

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DARKHORSE OF AMERICAN SHORT FICTION.......2000-01-18

As in her other collections, Berlin writes to-the-bone truths in language so simple and clear you won't know what hit you. "Where I Live Now" is as deep and honest as an old scar; it will tempt you to keep sneaking glances at its lumpy form, imagining the pain that put it there - and the impossible healing of which we are all capable.

A fascinating collection of stories........1999-12-28

Lucia Berlin is one of the most underappreciated short story writers and her latest collection is full of arresting portraits of women and their families in the contemporary American West.

Who I Read Now........1999-08-13

Lucia Berlin's prose sneaks up on you and, with spare simple language, bowls you over. As with her two earlier collections from Black Sparrow, Berlin fills these stories with sad, yet inspiring characters living on or near the fringe of society. We get to see the lives of teachers and nurses, people we usually view only in the context of their work, up close and in alarming detail. Berlin is a joy to read.

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GAS #2
Kevin, and Tom Clark, Editors (Ed Dorn, Charles Bukowski, Howard Hart, T. Walden, Annie Laurie, Elaine Equi, Kirby Doyle, Owen Hill, David Meltzer, Lucia Berlin, Lewis MacAdams et al) OPSTEDAL
Manufacturer: Gas
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000IZNL44

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Phantom Pain
Lucia Berlin
Manufacturer: Tombouctou Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0939180286

So Long/Stories 1987-1992: Stories, 1987-1992

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excellent collection of short stories

So Long/Stories 1987-1992: Stories, 1987-1992
Lucia Berlin
Manufacturer: David R Godine Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0876858957

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excellent collection of short stories.......2002-09-26

Terse yet luscious stories recounting the simple and the sweet (or bittersweet) thing we call life. Set in Chile, New Mexico, Oakland, and Mexico. I was going to read it straight through, but forced myself to slow down and savor the stories, one by one.

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GAS #9
Kevin, and Tom Clark, Editors (Joanne Kyger, C. Coolidge, Ted Berrigan, Richard D. Houff, Lucia Berlin, C. Deanovich,, A. Notley, Michael Price, F. A. Nettelbeck, Lewis MacAdams, Hoa Nguyen, Shauna Hannibal, J. Hirschman, D. McNaughton. et al) OPSTEDAL
Manufacturer: Gas
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000IZM9V0

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Angels Laundromat
Lucia Berlin
Manufacturer: Turtle Island
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KYIJAE

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Fragrant Trappings
Bobbie L. Hawkins
Manufacturer: Bijou Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 188762502X

Book Description

miniature book (3-1/4" x 4-3/4" format)

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