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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House
Publication date
October 13, 2015
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780147521583
ISBN-10
0147521580
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.25 by 6 in.
Weight
0.34 lbs.
Original list price
$35.00
Other format details
audio
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review ⢠NPR ⢠Los Angeles Times â¢Â The Boston Globe â¢Â The Seattle Times ⢠The Independent
In such acclaimed novels as Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic, National Book Awardâwinning author Colum McCann has transfixed readers with his precision, tenderness, and authority. Now, in his first collection of short fiction in more than a decade, McCann charts the territory of chance, and the profound and intimate consequences of even our smallest moments.
âAs it was, it was like being set down in the best of poems, carried into a cold landscape, blindfolded, turned around, unblindfolded, forced, then, to invent new ways of seeing.â
In the exuberant title novella, a retired judge reflects on his lifeâs work, unaware as he goes about his daily routines that this particular morning will be his last. In âShâkhol,â a mother spending Christmas alone with her son confronts the unthinkable when he disappears while swimming off the coast near their home in Ireland. In âTreaty,â an elderly nun catches a snippet of a news report in which it is revealed that the man who once kidnapped and brutalized her is alive, masquerading as an agent of peace. And in âWhat Time Is It Now, Where You Are?â a writer constructs a story about a Marine in Afghanistan calling home on New Yearâs Eve.
Deeply personal, subtly subversive, at times harrowing, and indeed funny, yet also full of comfort, Thirteen Ways of Looking is a striking achievement. With unsurpassed empathy for his characters and their inner lives, Colum McCann forges from their stories a profound tribute to our search for meaning and grace. The collection is a rumination on the power of storytelling in a world where language and memory can sometimes falter, but in the end do not fail us, and a contemplation of the healing power of literature.
Praise for Thirteen Ways of Looking
âExtraordinary . . . incandescent.ââChicago Tribune
âThe irreducible mystery of human experience ties this small collection together, and in each of these stories McCann explores that theme in some strikingly effective ways. . . . [The first story] is as fascinating as it is poignant. . . . [The second] captures the mundane and mysterious aspects of shaping characters from the gray clay of words, placing them in realistic settings and breathing life into their lungs. . . . That he makes the story so emotionally compelling is a sign of his genius. . . . The most remarkable [piece] is Shâkhol. . . . Caught in the rushing currents of this drama, you know youâre reading a little masterpiece.ââThe Washington Post
âMcCann is a writer of power and subtlety and beauty. . . . The powerful title story loiters in the mind long after youâve read it.ââSarah Lyall, The New York Times
â[McCann] unspools complex and unforgettable stories in this, his first collection in more than a decade.ââThe Boston Globe
âMcCann is a passionate writer whose impulse is always toward a generous understanding of his diverse characters.ââThe Wall Street Journal
âPowerful, profound, and deeply empathetic, McCannâs beautifully wrought writing in Thirteen Ways of Looking glides off the page.ââBuzzFeed
âMcCann weaves the magic that made Let the Great World Spin so acclaimed.ââThe Huffington Post
From the Hardcover edition.
In such acclaimed novels as Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic, National Book Awardâwinning author Colum McCann has transfixed readers with his precision, tenderness, and authority. Now, in his first collection of short fiction in more than a decade, McCann charts the territory of chance, and the profound and intimate consequences of even our smallest moments.
âAs it was, it was like being set down in the best of poems, carried into a cold landscape, blindfolded, turned around, unblindfolded, forced, then, to invent new ways of seeing.â
In the exuberant title novella, a retired judge reflects on his lifeâs work, unaware as he goes about his daily routines that this particular morning will be his last. In âShâkhol,â a mother spending Christmas alone with her son confronts the unthinkable when he disappears while swimming off the coast near their home in Ireland. In âTreaty,â an elderly nun catches a snippet of a news report in which it is revealed that the man who once kidnapped and brutalized her is alive, masquerading as an agent of peace. And in âWhat Time Is It Now, Where You Are?â a writer constructs a story about a Marine in Afghanistan calling home on New Yearâs Eve.
Deeply personal, subtly subversive, at times harrowing, and indeed funny, yet also full of comfort, Thirteen Ways of Looking is a striking achievement. With unsurpassed empathy for his characters and their inner lives, Colum McCann forges from their stories a profound tribute to our search for meaning and grace. The collection is a rumination on the power of storytelling in a world where language and memory can sometimes falter, but in the end do not fail us, and a contemplation of the healing power of literature.
Praise for Thirteen Ways of Looking
âExtraordinary . . . incandescent.ââChicago Tribune
âThe irreducible mystery of human experience ties this small collection together, and in each of these stories McCann explores that theme in some strikingly effective ways. . . . [The first story] is as fascinating as it is poignant. . . . [The second] captures the mundane and mysterious aspects of shaping characters from the gray clay of words, placing them in realistic settings and breathing life into their lungs. . . . That he makes the story so emotionally compelling is a sign of his genius. . . . The most remarkable [piece] is Shâkhol. . . . Caught in the rushing currents of this drama, you know youâre reading a little masterpiece.ââThe Washington Post
âMcCann is a writer of power and subtlety and beauty. . . . The powerful title story loiters in the mind long after youâve read it.ââSarah Lyall, The New York Times
â[McCann] unspools complex and unforgettable stories in this, his first collection in more than a decade.ââThe Boston Globe
âMcCann is a passionate writer whose impulse is always toward a generous understanding of his diverse characters.ââThe Wall Street Journal
âPowerful, profound, and deeply empathetic, McCannâs beautifully wrought writing in Thirteen Ways of Looking glides off the page.ââBuzzFeed
âMcCann weaves the magic that made Let the Great World Spin so acclaimed.ââThe Huffington Post
From the Hardcover edition.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (February 3, 2016)
9781410486097 | details & prices | 311 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $33.99
About: In such acclaimed novels as "Let the Great World Spin" and "TransAtlantic, "National Book Award winning author Colum McCann has transfixed readers with his precision, tenderness, and authority.
About: In such acclaimed novels as "Let the Great World Spin" and "TransAtlantic, "National Book Award winning author Colum McCann has transfixed readers with his precision, tenderness, and authority.
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
Unabridged edition from Random House (October 13, 2015); titled "Thirteen Ways of Looking: A Novella and Three Stories"
9780147521583 | details & prices | 5.25 × 6.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.34 lbs | List price $35.00
About: NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review ⢠NPR ⢠Los Angeles Times â¢Â The Boston Globe â¢Â The Seattle Times ⢠The IndependentIn such acclaimed novels as Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic, National Book Awardâwinning author Colum McCann has transfixed readers with his precision, tenderness, and authority.
About: NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review ⢠NPR ⢠Los Angeles Times â¢Â The Boston Globe â¢Â The Seattle Times ⢠The IndependentIn such acclaimed novels as Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic, National Book Awardâwinning author Colum McCann has transfixed readers with his precision, tenderness, and authority.
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