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Mark Slouka
All That Is Left Is All That Matters : Stories

Mark Slouka
All That Is Left Is All That Matters : Stories

2018 |

In fifteen beautifully wrought stories-ranging from occupied Czechoslovakia to California's Central Valley to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest-Mark Slouka explores moments in life when our back is to the wall. One of the most forceful American writers of his generation, Slouka captures the depth and emotional r…ange of an array of characters-from a young boy attempting to shield his father from painful memories in "The Hare's Mask" to a lonely man whose beloved dog inexplicably begins to sprout razor blades from her skin in "Dog."Whether battling the end of desire, the fact of injustice, or death itself, the men and women in these stories are doing everything possible to tighten their grip on life. In "Crossing," a father hoping to compensate for his failures finds himself facing his past while fording a river with his young son on his back; in "Conception," a young couple frozen by the possible end of their marriage is offered an unexpected way back; in "Half-Life," a proud, ag In fifteen beautifully wrought stories-ranging from occupied Czechoslovakia to California's Central Valley to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest-Mark Slouka explores moments in life when our bac…k is to the wall. One of the most forceful American writers of his generation, Slouka captures the depth and emotional range of an array of characters-from a young boy attempting to shield his father from painful memories in "The Hare's Mask" to a lonely man whose beloved dog inexplicably begins to sprout razor blades from her skin in "Dog."Whether battling the end of desire, the fact of injustice, or death itself, the men and women in these stories are doing everything possible to tighten their grip on life. In "Crossing," a father hoping to compensate for his failures finds himself facing his past while fording a river with his young son on his back; in "Conception," a young couple frozen by the possible end of their marriage is offered an unexpected way back; in "Half-Life," a proud, ag

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Stav:	nová
Vazba:	pevná
Počet stran:	175
Jazyk:	anglicky
ISBN10:	0393292282
ISBN:	9780393292282
Vydání:	1
Vystaveno:	23. 2. 2025 19:28
Číslo položky:	1146542

O autorovi

Mark Slouka

Mark Slouka je americký romanopisec a esejista, kterému bylo v roce 2005 uděleno Guggenheimovo stipendium. Od roku 2001 přispívá do Harper's Magazine. Narodil se v rodině československých imigrantů . V roce 1987 promoval na Kolumbijské univerzitě a stal se učitelem. V letech 1985 až 1989 působil jako pedagog na Harvardově univerzitě, kde přednášel americkou literaturu. Na dalších amerických univerzitách poté vyučoval kreativní psaní. V současnosti žije v České republice. Důležitým tématem ve Sloukových prózách je vyrovnání se s minulostí svých rodičů, jejich integrací do středostavovské americké společnosti a konfrontace s reáliemi střední Evropy 20. století. V roce 2011 získal cenu PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay za sbírku esejů Essays from the Nick of Time. Ta o rok později získala také cenu O. Henry Award. V tomto článku byl použit překlad textu z článku Mark Slouka na anglické Wikipedii.

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