The Collected Short Stories of Conrad Aiken

The Collected Short Stories of Conrad Aiken
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 467
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ISBN-10 : 9781480420052
ISBN-13 : 1480420050
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Download or read book The Collected Short Stories of Conrad Aiken written by Conrad Aiken and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This indispensable volume, which includes the classic stories “Silent Snow, Secret Snow” and “Mr. Arcularis,” is a testament to the dazzling artistry of one of the twentieth century’s most influential writers A young woman passes through the countryside to visit her dying grandmother for a final time. A cabbie, exhausted from a long day’s work, fights to get an intoxicated woman out of his taxi. A man on his way to a bachelor party tries to come to grips with the brutishness that lies within every gentleman—and finds that Bacardi cocktails do nothing to help. A master craftsman whose poetry and prose offer profound insight into the riddle of consciousness, Conrad Aiken thrills, disturbs, and inspires in all forty-one of these astute and eloquent tales.


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