03980cam a2200397 4500 231503850 TxAuBib 20150531120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781481596794 1481596799 db253483-cada-42b3-8c94-be671f5af9ad OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1396300 OverDrive (Product ID) 9781982489922 1396300 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Boyle, T. Coraghessan. A Death in Kitchawank, and Other Stories [Libby]. Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2013. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 249MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 249MB. Fiction. Short Stories. "[Boyle is] capable of shifting scales from the lyrical to the vernacular, the literary to the mundane, without the slightest strain.". New York Times on Greasy Lake &amp; Other Stories. "Boyle is a dazzling writer, a hugely exuberant, infinitely capable storyteller.". Wall Street Journal, praise for the author. Boyle is one of those authors whose striking words are only enhanced by his audio performances. In this collection, he continues his exploration of life's challenges, and the tone of his voice expresses both humor and frustration in the face of the shocks to which we are all exposed. His unassuming delivery captures the drama in moments both large and small. Each breath, each pause manages to speak as effectively as his written words. Many stories take place in unusual settings--an exclusive lakeside community, a village fractured by nuclear disaster, an isolated island town, and a cultish retreat, for example--and are peopled by characters who are somehow forced to change. Boyle's measured reading eases the listener through trials both calming and disturbing. L.B.F. (c) AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<p>T. C. Boyle is one of the most renowned storytellers of the modern era. This collection of fourteen stories drifts effortlessly between myth and reality, encompassing a panorama of human emotions. In "The Marlbane Manchester Musser Award," Boyle reveals a writer's dismay when a simple trip is turned upside down by a stranger. "Los Gigantes" tells the story of a group of giants being used to create a new breed of soldier for the military. In "The Way You Look Tonight" Boyle examines the way our perceptions of our loved ones can change on a dime with just a simple revelation. And in "Sic Transit" he shows how quickly we can become consumed with curiosity.</p> <p>Boyle travels the world in these and the rest of the stories, from California to Russia, Latin America to upstate New York, but his adept touch at depicting the lives of his characters never wavers.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-01 20:00:02. http://sandoval.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=db253483-cada-42b3-8c94-be671f5af9ad http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/1396300-ADeathInKitchawankAndOther.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/1396300-ADeathInKitchawankAndOther.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DB253483-CADA-42B3-8C94-BE671F5AF9AD&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/1396300-ADeathInKitchawankAndOther.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/1396300-ADeathInKitchawankAndOther.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DB253483-CADA-42B3-8C94-BE671F5AF9AD&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)