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-- Cold here in the garden.
-- You were complaining about the sun.
-- But when it goes behind a cloud --
-- Well, you cant have everything.
-- The flowers are beautiful.
-- Indeed.
-- Consoling to have the flowers.
-- Half-way consoled already.
-- And these Japanese rocks --
-- Artfully placed, most artfully.
-- You must admit, a great consolation.
-- And Social Security.
-- A great consolation.
-- And philosophy. Furthermore.
Kaleidoscopically mesmerizing... Powerfully illuminating -- Village Voice
From New York to Tokyo to Copenhagen to the Radiant City of Le Corbusier, this sophisticated and surreal collection of short stories and brief visionary texts takes us on an exhilarating tour of the modern urban -- and psychological -- landscape. Alexandra, a designer of artificial ruins, creates a ruined wall with classical columns and a number of broken urns for a park in Arizona; a journalist for a magazine called Folks sets out to interview nine people who have been struck by lightning; and a retired messman steals fifty-three mothballed ships from the U.S. government.
Like a master magician, working with control and illusion, Barthelme breaks all rules. Manipulating language with irony, humor, and imagination, he captures the essence of our disorienting times.
Dizzying and enjoyable -- Publishers Weekly
Enticing. . . flecked with charm, surprise, and challenge -- Kirkus Reviews
作者:唐纳德·巴塞尔姆
标签:Overnight to Many Different Cities唐纳德·巴塞尔姆