The Safety of Objects
by A. M. Homes
Product Description
Published to overwhelming critical acclaim, this remarkable collection of short stories established A.M. Homes as one of the most provacative and daring writers of her generation.Here you'll find the cult classic."A Real Doll," the tale of a teenage boy's erotic obsession with his sister's Barbie doll; "Adults Alone," which first introduced Paul and Elaine, the crack-smoking yuppie couple whose marriage careens out of control in Home's novel
Music for Torching; and "Looking for Johnny," in which a kidnapped boy, having failed his abductors expectations, is returned home.
Brilliantly concieved, sharply etched, and exceptionally satisfying, these stories explore the American dream in ways you're not likely soon to forget.Working in Kodacolor hues, Homes offers an uncanny picture of a surreal suburbia -- outrageous and utterly believable.
Review
"Enthralling...full of subversive humor and truth...original and stiletto sharp." --
-- The Washington Post Book World
About the Author
A.M. Homes is the author of the novels
The End of Alice, In a Country of Mothers, and
Jack, as well as the short-story collection
The Safety of Objects and the artist's book
Appendix A.Her fiction has been translated into eight languages, and she is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National endowment for the Arts Fellowship.Her fiction and nonfiction appear in magazines such as
The New Yorker and
Artforum, among others, and she is a contributing editor at
Vanity Fair, Mirabella, Bomb, Blind Spot, and
Story.She teaches in the writing programs at Columbia University and The New School and lives in New York City.
Published to overwhelming critical acclaim, this remarkable collection of short stories established A.M. Homes as one of the most provacative and daring writers of her generation.Here you'll find the cult classic."A Real Doll," the tale of a teenage boy's erotic obsession with his sister's Barbie doll; "Adults Alone," which first introduced Paul and Elaine, the crack-smoking yuppie couple whose marriage careens out of control in Home's novel
Music for Torching; and "Looking for Johnny," in which a kidnapped boy, having failed his abductors expectations, is returned home.
Brilliantly concieved, sharply etched, and exceptionally satisfying, these stories explore the American dream in ways you're not likely soon to forget.Working in Kodacolor hues, Homes offers an uncanny picture of a surreal suburbia -- outrageous and utterly believable.
Review
"Enthralling...full of subversive humor and truth...original and stiletto sharp." --
-- The Washington Post Book World
About the Author
A.M. Homes is the author of the novels
The End of Alice, In a Country of Mothers, and
Jack, as well as the short-story collection
The Safety of Objects and the artist's book
Appendix A.Her fiction has been translated into eight languages, and she is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National endowment for the Arts Fellowship.Her fiction and nonfiction appear in magazines such as
The New Yorker and
Artforum, among others, and she is a contributing editor at
Vanity Fair, Mirabella, Bomb, Blind Spot, and
Story.She teaches in the writing programs at Columbia University and The New School and lives in New York City.
FictionFantasyCollections & AnthologiesPsychological
RELEASED1998
PUBLISHERAnchor
LENGTH188
LANGUAGEEN
American novelist.
The Safety of Objects
by A. M. Homes
Product Description
Published to overwhelming critical acclaim, this remarkable collection of short stories established A.M. Homes as one of the most provacative and daring writers of her generation.Here you'll find the cult classic."A Real Doll," the tale of a teenage boy's erotic obsession with his sister's Barbie doll; "Adults Alone," which first introduced Paul and Elaine, the crack-smoking yuppie couple whose marriage careens out of control in Home's novel
Music for Torching; and "Looking for Johnny," in which a kidnapped boy, having failed his abductors expectations, is returned home.
Brilliantly concieved, sharply etched, and exceptionally satisfying, these stories explore the American dream in ways you're not likely soon to forget.Working in Kodacolor hues, Homes offers an uncanny picture of a surreal suburbia -- outrageous and utterly believable.
Review
"Enthralling...full of subversive humor and truth...original and stiletto sharp." --
-- The Washington Post Book World
About the Author
A.M. Homes is the author of the novels
The End of Alice, In a Country of Mothers, and
Jack, as well as the short-story collection
The Safety of Objects and the artist's book
Appendix A.Her fiction has been translated into eight languages, and she is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National endowment for the Arts Fellowship.Her fiction and nonfiction appear in magazines such as
The New Yorker and
Artforum, among others, and she is a contributing editor at
Vanity Fair, Mirabella, Bomb, Blind Spot, and
Story.She teaches in the writing programs at Columbia University and The New School and lives in New York City.
Published to overwhelming critical acclaim, this remarkable collection of short stories established A.M. Homes as one of the most provacative and daring writers of her generation.Here you'll find the cult classic."A Real Doll," the tale of a teenage boy's erotic obsession with his sister's Barbie doll; "Adults Alone," which first introduced Paul and Elaine, the crack-smoking yuppie couple whose marriage careens out of control in Home's novel
Music for Torching; and "Looking for Johnny," in which a kidnapped boy, having failed his abductors expectations, is returned home.
Brilliantly concieved, sharply etched, and exceptionally satisfying, these stories explore the American dream in ways you're not likely soon to forget.Working in Kodacolor hues, Homes offers an uncanny picture of a surreal suburbia -- outrageous and utterly believable.
Review
"Enthralling...full of subversive humor and truth...original and stiletto sharp." --
-- The Washington Post Book World
About the Author
A.M. Homes is the author of the novels
The End of Alice, In a Country of Mothers, and
Jack, as well as the short-story collection
The Safety of Objects and the artist's book
Appendix A.Her fiction has been translated into eight languages, and she is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National endowment for the Arts Fellowship.Her fiction and nonfiction appear in magazines such as
The New Yorker and
Artforum, among others, and she is a contributing editor at
Vanity Fair, Mirabella, Bomb, Blind Spot, and
Story.She teaches in the writing programs at Columbia University and The New School and lives in New York City.
FictionFantasyCollections & AnthologiesPsychological
RELEASED1998
PUBLISHERAnchor
LENGTH188
LANGUAGEEN
American novelist.
