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The Old Man at the Railroad Crossing and Other Tales: Selected and Introduced by Aimee Bender

William Maxwell

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In these tales, with one foot firmly planted in the present, Maxwell brings a certain sophisticated urbanity to the oral traditions of the fable and fairy tale. “The total effect is of something midway between the Brothers Grimm and Kafka, with perhaps a touch of Zen.” While modern enough in locale and context, they are as old as humanity itself in what concerns them. And always that voice, the age old voice of the storyteller, the eternal magic of the speaking human voice. Such simplicity takes true artistry and Maxwell has that in spades.

Pages: 192

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1966

ISBN 13: 9781940436326

The Old Man at the Railroad Crossing and Other Tales: Selected and Introduced by Aimee Bender

William Maxwell

0/5 ( ratings)

In these tales, with one foot firmly planted in the present, Maxwell brings a certain sophisticated urbanity to the oral traditions of the fable and fairy tale. “The total effect is of something midway between the Brothers Grimm and Kafka, with perhaps a touch of Zen.” While modern enough in locale and context, they are as old as humanity itself in what concerns them. And always that voice, the age old voice of the storyteller, the eternal magic of the speaking human voice. Such simplicity takes true artistry and Maxwell has that in spades.

Pages: 192

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1966

ISBN 13: 9781940436326

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