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Leonard Michaels

    2 gennaio 1933 – 10 maggio 2003

    Leonard Michaels si è affermato come un brillante scrittore di narrativa della sua epoca, particolarmente noto per i suoi racconti. La sua prima raccolta, 'Going Places', ha messo in mostra le sue ambientazioni urbane, l'umorismo e una dizione distintiva e frettolosa che conferiva alle sue opere un notevole spessore. Una raccolta successiva, 'I Would Have Saved Them If I Could', si è dimostrata ugualmente forte, consolidando la sua reputazione per narrazioni incisive e dalla voce unica.

    Leonard Michaels
    The Nachman Stories
    The Men's Club
    The Collected Stories
    A Cat
    The Essays of Leonard Michaels
    Sylvia
    • The Essays of Leonard Michaels showcases the writer's emotional honesty through memoirs and cultural commentaries, reflecting on his experiences in New York during the '50s to '80s. His insightful, humorous essays on storytelling, relationships, and art reveal a unique sensibility celebrated by notable authors.

      The Essays of Leonard Michaels
    • A Cat

      • 128pagine
      • 5 ore di lettura

      Exploring the enigmatic nature of cats, the author delves into their behaviors, characteristics, and the unique bond they share with humans. Through insightful observations and reflections, the book seeks to uncover the essence of these mysterious creatures, offering readers a deeper understanding of what makes cats so captivating and elusive.

      A Cat
    • The Collected Stories

      • 416pagine
      • 15 ore di lettura

      Leonard Michaels showcases his mastery of the short story in this comprehensive collection, spanning from his acclaimed debut, Going Places, to previously uncollected works featured in prestigious publications like The New Yorker. Celebrated for their influence and excitement, these stories reflect a range of themes and styles, highlighting Michaels' significant contribution to contemporary literature. This collection serves as a vital resource for readers and admirers of short fiction.

      The Collected Stories
    • The Men's Club

      • 192pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      The late 1970s. Seven men - friends, acquaintances, and strangers - gather in a suburban home in Berkeley, California. They intend to start a men's club, the purpose of which isn't immediately clear to any of them. But as the evening wears on and the drinks flow faster, they discover a powerful and passionate desire to talk - to unburden and to share, to try to comprehend their feelings, their insecurities, their lives

      The Men's Club
    • A collection of linked stories that follow Raphael Nachman a simple, aging mathematician whose sensual needs are satisfied by working out maths problems and playing the violin throughout his later years.

      The Nachman Stories
    • West of the West - Imagining California

      • 332pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      Gathers selections from fiction and nonfiction about California by M.F.K. Fisher, Tom Wolfe, Octavio Paz, Jack Kerouac, Czeslaw Milosz, Gore Vidal, and Aldous Huxley

      West of the West - Imagining California
    • Byl jsem vždycky o krok napřed a běžel jsem na svých silných nohou. Za ty proběhané roky se staly ještě silnějšími. Natáhly se a naduřely do velikosti stromů, přičemž mé tělo se srazilo a moje hlava poklesla. Nakonec mé paže zmizely a já byl hlava na nohou, co běží..

      Levá noha, co běží
    • Pokud by někdo chtěl napsat povídku ve stylu Leonarda Michaelse, tak by se mu to s největší pravděpodobností nepodařilo. Měl by dobře znát život New Yorku 60. a 70. let, měl by být židovským intelektuálem středního věku, svérázně a tragikomicky se potýkat s absurdnostmi partnerských vztahů, večírků, práce, sexu a života vůbec. Měl by dokázat tato témata rozehrát a rozkrýt za skutečností nazíranou s inteligentním humorem, ztvárnit je s mimořádným citem pro jazyk, propojit prozaické vypravěčství s básnickými kvalitami metaforickou perspektivou, rytmem nebo zvukomalbou. Především by však jako Michaels měl s originální invencí dokázat rozvinout situaci či pocit do příběhu a zároveň jej zpět koncentrovat do povídkového textu. Toto přirozené a zároveň neotřelé vidění se vyznačuje dokonalou vypravěčskou dynamikou, zkratkou a plynulou vzájemností všech rovin textu. Stejně tak jako se doplňují obě nohy, i když možná pravá ne a ne domluvit se s levou.

      Pravá noha, co stojí