Gordon Lish Bücher
Gordon Lish war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller und ein äußerst einflussreicher Literaturredakteur. Seine redaktionelle Arbeit förderte und prägte die Karrieren vieler bedeutender amerikanischer Autoren und beeinflusste maßgeblich die Landschaft der zeitgenössischen amerikanischen Fiktion. Er spielte eine entscheidende Rolle dabei, neue Stimmen ins Rampenlicht zu rücken und ihre unverwechselbaren Stile zu verfeinern. Lishs Vermächtnis hallt durch die bleibenden Werke der Schriftsteller, die er so leidenschaftlich unterstützte, weiterhin wider.
Death and So Forth
- 168 Seiten
- 6 Lesestunden
With Death and So Forth , esteemed writer and editor Gordon Lish returns with a new book of scintillating short fiction. With his trademark precision, wit, and wiliness, Lish writes outside the margins and around the edges of the death, loss, and the fractiousness and fragmentation of language. Death and So Forth collects a number of Lish’s acclaimed stories and introduces eight new fictions, including a tribute to Denis Johnson and so many others lost in the course of a long life. Brilliant and sharp-eyed, this is a treasure for fans of Gordon Lish, new and lifelong.
Set in the Five Towns of New York, the narrative follows Gordon Lish, an influential editor haunted by a dark secret from his past—having accidentally killed a child in a sandbox. Years later, he faces blackmail over this unprosecuted crime. His wife, Penelope, a mysterious figure with covert government connections, intervenes, complicating the situation further. This story intertwines themes of guilt, power dynamics, and the consequences of past actions, making it a unique exploration of Lish's life and career.
White Plains
- 288 Seiten
- 11 Lesestunden
Lish's latest work of exquisitely crafted fiction sees a narrator - variously Gordon, I, He - approaching the precipice of old age. White Plains is Lish at his sharpest, tackling his perennial subject - the memory of memory itself - with spellbinding mastery.
