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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Grove Pr
Publication date
September 9, 2005
Pages
223
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780802142122
ISBN-10
0802142125
Dimensions
0.75 by 5 by 7.25 in.
Weight
0.48 lbs.
Original list price
$12.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A thought-provoking anthology of short fiction by the award-winning playwright and director explores the complex mysteries of the human heart in such works as 'Open All Night,' in which a dancer rescues a man stranded in the parking lot of a strip club, and 'Soft Target,' about a vain Hollywood actor who receives his comeuppance. A first collection. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
In Seconds of Pleasure, acclaimed award-winning director and playwright Neil LaBute, brings to the page his cutting humor and compelling take on the shadowy terrain of the human heart. Best known for his controversial plays and films, his short fiction has appeared in The New Yorker and Playboy. Seductive and provocative, each potent and pithy tale in Seconds of Pleasure finds men and women exploiting -- or at the mercy of -- the hidden fault lines that separate them: In ÂTime Share,â a woman leaves her family at their vacation home after discovering her husband in a compromising situation; a middle-aged man obsesses over a scab on the calf of a pretty young girl in ÂBoo-Booâ; and a vain Hollywood actor gets his comeuppance in ÂSoft Target.â LaBute infuses Seconds of Pleasure with his trademark wit and black humor, and unleashes his imagination in stories that offer unflinching insight into our very human shortcomings and impure urges with shocking candor.
Editions
Hardcover
from Grove Pr (October 1, 2004)
9780802117854 | details & prices | 224 pages | 5.25 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $22.00
About: A thought-provoking anthology of short fiction by the award-winning playwright and director explores the complex mysteries of the human heart in such works as 'Open All Night,' in which a dancer rescues a man stranded in the parking lot of a strip club, and 'Soft Target,' about a vain Hollywood actor who receives his comeuppance.
About: A thought-provoking anthology of short fiction by the award-winning playwright and director explores the complex mysteries of the human heart in such works as 'Open All Night,' in which a dancer rescues a man stranded in the parking lot of a strip club, and 'Soft Target,' about a vain Hollywood actor who receives his comeuppance.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Grove Pr (September 9, 2005)
9780802142122 | details & prices | 223 pages | 5.00 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.48 lbs | List price $12.00
About: A thought-provoking anthology of short fiction by the award-winning playwright and director explores the complex mysteries of the human heart in such works as 'Open All Night,' in which a dancer rescues a man stranded in the parking lot of a strip club, and 'Soft Target,' about a vain Hollywood actor who receives his comeuppance.
About: A thought-provoking anthology of short fiction by the award-winning playwright and director explores the complex mysteries of the human heart in such works as 'Open All Night,' in which a dancer rescues a man stranded in the parking lot of a strip club, and 'Soft Target,' about a vain Hollywood actor who receives his comeuppance.
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