Florida by Lauren Groff (2018, Hardcover) j276
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594634513
ISBN-13
9781594634512
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239869820
Product Key Features
Book Title
Florida
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
12.4 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-042916
Reviews
"Groff moves adroitly through an impressive range of lives, times, and places...The book stages an intriguing relationship between the individual and the collective." - Harper's Magazine "Told in Lauren Groff's incredible style...each story is expertly crafted to reveal deep truths about our own lives. Florida is a treat to be savored." - PopSugar "Spanning cities, climate and landscapes, this new compelling collection follows the lives of citizens of the Sunshine State and the daily struggles that define who they really are." - Parade "Exquisite... [ Florida ] will haunt you long after the final page." - Paste Magazine "[A] compelling collection of short stories centered around the Sunshine State." - Esquire "A sensual, ambivalent portrait of Florida." - BBC Culture "Unforgettable characters and a rich portrait of humanity." - Buzzfeed "Unstoppable prose." - BookRiot "Groff fans will recognize the descriptive zest instantly. . . raw, danger-riddled, linguistically potent pieces. They unsettle their readers at every pass . . . A literary tour de force of precariousness set in a blistering place, a state shaped like a gun." - Kirkus , starred review "Ferocious weather and self-destructive impulses plague the characters in this assured collection...Groff's descriptions shimmer with precision...Groff's skillful prose, self-awareness, and dark humor leaven the bleakness, making this a consistently rewarding collection." - Publishers Weekly "Well-observed, unexpected writing for fans and more." - Library Journal Praise for Fates and Furies : "Lauren Groff is a writer of rare gifts, and Fates and Furies is an unabashedly ambitious novel that delivers--with comedy, tragedy, well-deployed erudition and unmistakable glimmers of brilliance throughout." -- The New York Times Book Review (cover review) " Fates and Furies is a clear-the-ground triumph." --Ron Charles, The Washington Post "[ Fates and Furies ] is a stunning 360-degree view of a complex relationship. . . . There's almost nothing that [Groff is] not interested in and her skill set is breathtaking. . . . It's an incredibly ambitious work, she writes like her hands are on fire." --Richard Russo, NPR' s Morning Edition "The book is a master class in best lines. . . . It's that good. That beautiful. Occasionally, that stunning." --NPR.org "[A] rich, tricky novel . . . Groff is a fantastically vivid writer . . . it's hard to stop reading." -- Entertainment Weekly, Praise for Fates and Furies : "Lauren Groff is a writer of rare gifts, and Fates and Furies is an unabashedly ambitious novel that delivers--with comedy, tragedy, well-deployed erudition and unmistakable glimmers of brilliance throughout." -- The New York Times Book Review (cover review) " Fates and Furies is a clear-the-ground triumph." --Ron Charles, The Washington Post "[ Fates and Furies ] is a stunning 360-degree view of a complex relationship. . . . There's almost nothing that [Groff is] not interested in and her skill set is breathtaking. . . . It's an incredibly ambitious work, she writes like her hands are on fire." --Richard Russo, NPR' s Morning Edition "The book is a master class in best lines. . . . It's that good. That beautiful. Occasionally, that stunning." --NPR.org "[A] rich, tricky novel . . . Groff is a fantastically vivid writer . . . it's hard to stop reading." -- Entertainment Weekly
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER OF THE STORY PRIZE ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR From the universally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Fates and Furies, Matrix, and the highly-anticipated The Vaster Wilds Florida is a "superlative" book ( Boston Globe ), "frequently funny" ( San Francisco Chronicle ), "brooding, inventive and often moving" (NPR Fresh Air) --as Groff is recognized as "Florida's unofficial poet laureate, as Joan Didion was for California." ( Washington Post ) In her thrilling new book, Lauren Groff brings the reader into a physical world that is at once domestic and wild--a place where the hazards of the natural world lie waiting to pounce, yet the greatest threats and mysteries are still of an emotional, psychological nature. A family retreat can be derailed by a prowling panther, or by a sexual secret. Among those navigating this place are a resourceful pair of abandoned sisters; a lonely boy, grown up; a restless, childless couple, a searching, homeless woman; and an unforgettable, recurring character--a steely and conflicted wife and mother. The stories in this collection span characters, towns, decades, even centuries, but Florida--its landscape, climate, history, and state of mind--becomes its gravitational center: an energy, a mood, as much as a place of residence. Groff transports the reader, then jolts us alert with a crackle of wit, a wave of sadness, a flash of cruelty, as she writes about loneliness, rage, family, and the passage of time. With shocking accuracy and effect, she pinpoints the moments and decisions and connections behind human pleasure and pain, hope and despair, love and fury--the moments that make us alive. Startling, precise, and affecting, Florida is a magnificent achievement., FINALIST FOR THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER OF THE 2019 STORY PRIZE ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2018 The universally acclaimed return of the New York Times bestselling author of Fates and Furies . "Haunting and arresting." ( New York Times Book Review ) "Outstanding." ( The Boston Globe ) "Marvelous." ( The Economist ) "Gorgeously weird and limber." ( The New Yorker ) "Easily the year's best story collection." ( Vogue ) "Groff's gifts as a writer just keep soaring higher and higher." (NPR's Fresh Air) Florida is a "superlative" book ( Boston Globe ), "frequently funny" ( San Francisco Chronicle ), "brooding, inventive and often moving" (NPR Fresh Air) --as Groff is recognized as "Florida's unofficial poet laureate, as Joan Didion was for California." ( Washington Post ) In her thrilling new book, Lauren Groff brings the reader into a physical world that is at once domestic and wild--a place where the hazards of the natural world lie waiting to pounce, yet the greatest threats and mysteries are still of an emotional, psychological nature. A family retreat can be derailed by a prowling panther, or by a sexual secret. Among those navigating this place are a resourceful pair of abandoned sisters; a lonely boy, grown up; a restless, childless couple, a searching, homeless woman; and an unforgettable, recurring character--a steely and conflicted wife and mother. The stories in this collection span characters, towns, decades, even centuries, but Florida--its landscape, climate, history, and state of mind--becomes its gravitational center: an energy, a mood, as much as a place of residence. Groff transports the reader, then jolts us alert with a crackle of wit, a wave of sadness, a flash of cruelty, as she writes about loneliness, rage, family, and the passage of time. With shocking accuracy and effect, she pinpoints the moments and decisions and connections behind human pleasure and pain, hope and despair, love and fury--the moments that make us alive. Startling, precise, and affecting, Florida is a magnificent achievement., FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER OF THE STORY PRIZE ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR From the universally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Fates and Furies, Matrix, and The Vaster Wilds Florida is a "superlative" book ( Boston Globe ), "frequently funny" ( San Francisco Chronicle ), "brooding, inventive and often moving" (NPR Fresh Air) --as Groff is recognized as "Florida's unofficial poet laureate, as Joan Didion was for California." ( Washington Post ) In her thrilling new book, Lauren Groff brings the reader into a physical world that is at once domestic and wild--a place where the hazards of the natural world lie waiting to pounce, yet the greatest threats and mysteries are still of an emotional, psychological nature. A family retreat can be derailed by a prowling panther, or by a sexual secret. Among those navigating this place are a resourceful pair of abandoned sisters; a lonely boy, grown up; a restless, childless couple, a searching, homeless woman; and an unforgettable, recurring character--a steely and conflicted wife and mother. The stories in this collection span characters, towns, decades, even centuries, but Florida--its landscape, climate, history, and state of mind--becomes its gravitational center: an energy, a mood, as much as a place of residence. Groff transports the reader, then jolts us alert with a crackle of wit, a wave of sadness, a flash of cruelty, as she writes about loneliness, rage, family, and the passage of time. With shocking accuracy and effect, she pinpoints the moments and decisions and connections behind human pleasure and pain, hope and despair, love and fury--the moments that make us alive. Startling, precise, and affecting, Florida is a magnificent achievement.
LC Classification Number
PS3607.R6344A6 2018
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