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If you can laugh at—or with—Minnesotans, this is your book.
In Glass Houses, George Rabasa offers nineteen stories, generously infused with irony, compassion, and an edgy wit. From the deceptively tranquil lull of a suburban street, to the incessant buzz of a Midwestern city, to the fragility of rural American, this book reveals people we know: our husbands, wives, and children, our neighbors and our co-workers. Here, at last illuminated, are our familiar modern fears: of jobs dissolving, neighborhoods being contaminated, relationships demanding too much or not giving enough, values collapsing, and illusions vanishing. Humorous and unsettling, Glass Houses is a rich collection of stories about the delicate balance of our not-so-private contemporary lives and our ardent attempts to keep the structure sound.
In Glass Houses, George Rabasa offers nineteen stories, generously infused with irony, compassion, and an edgy wit. From the deceptively tranquil lull of a suburban street, to the incessant buzz of a Midwestern city, to the fragility of rural American, this book reveals people we know: our husbands, wives, and children, our neighbors and our co-workers. Here, at last illuminated, are our familiar modern fears: of jobs dissolving, neighborhoods being contaminated, relationships demanding too much or not giving enough, values collapsing, and illusions vanishing. Humorous and unsettling, Glass Houses is a rich collection of stories about the delicate balance of our not-so-private contemporary lives and our ardent attempts to keep the structure sound.
Price: $12.95
Pages: 192
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Imprint: Coffee House Press
Publication Date:
01 October 1996
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.50 in
ISBN: 9781566890519
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
“Imagine a stranger, the one you worry about after dark, the one who sneaks up on you and puts a knife in your ribs, the point right at your heart. Imagine looking at your street, and suddenly not recognizing anything—even the stranger wearing your face and clothes, his hand reaching for the knob of the front door you once thought familiar. Imagine, George Rabasa’s worlds—startling, painful, and full of gentle magic.” —Jonis Agee
“Each story is more entertaining than the last, and the overall effect is refreshing. . . . These surreal Glass Houses are definitely worth prying into.” —Publishers Weekly
“What makes Rabasa’s writing so involving? It’s simple: he starts with a simple, common subject, then unfurls an uncommon (twisted?) imagination.” —Bloomsbury Review
“Each story is more entertaining than the last, and the overall effect is refreshing. . . . These surreal Glass Houses are definitely worth prying into.” —Publishers Weekly
“What makes Rabasa’s writing so involving? It’s simple: he starts with a simple, common subject, then unfurls an uncommon (twisted?) imagination.” —Bloomsbury Review
George Rabasa's collection of short stories, Glass Houses, received The Writer's Voice Capricorn Award for Excellence in Fiction and the Minnesota Book Award for Short Stories. His novel, Floating Kingdom received the Minnesota Book Award for Fiction. His other acclaimed novels include The Cleansing, The Wonder Singer, and Miss Entropia and the Adam Bomb. His short fiction has appeared in various anthologies and literary magazines, such as Glimmer Train, Story Quarterly, The MacGuffin, South Carolina Quarterly, American Literary Review, and others. Rabasa was born in Maine, raised in Mexico, and now lives in Minnesota.