Author

Publication

1993 - Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence, Boston, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

95,500 words, Guess

Page Count

382 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads1851911
  • LibraryThing105464

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3558.A476 B37 1993

Description

Love and torment, lunacy and desire, tenderness and war - the stories in Bats Out of Hell provide a brilliant, dazzling odyssey into American life. A man is possessed by the spirit of an eighteenth-century noblewoman every time he plays chess; a crippled boy yearns for brotherhood; dreaming and spinning lies to one another, a group of old men wait for death. No one but Barry Hannah could create this vivid world - and explore the nature of lust, captivity, and love in marriage. Barry Hannah's reputation as a master of the short story, first established in 1978 with the publication of Airships, is magnified in this volatile, long-awaited collection of new stories. Astonishing in range and in portrayal of the human heart, these fierce and radar-perfect stories give us individuals in whom hilarity and pain combine with true and startling clarity.

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  • Bats out of hellHoughton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence1993-01-01

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