The Blue Box by Carlson, Ron

The Blue Box (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781597092753)

Vendor: Ron Carlson
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
$14.95
$14.95
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The Blue Box by Carlson, Ron

The Blue Box

$14.95
The Blue Box by Carlson, Ron

The Blue Box

$14.95
Format: Paperback
Description
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Ron Carlson is a master of the contemporary short story. In The Blue Box, he extends that mastery to the short short story, offering us a captivating glimpse of a writer at play. With that voice of his--sharp, sensitive, and wry, brimming with good humor--Carlson inhabits one standby after another of the American pop landscape, past and present: monster flicks, action heroes, unsupervised teenagers, blogging. Coming in for special scrutiny is the world of education, in hilarious send-ups of recommendation letters, teacher evaluations, style guides, and a MOOC. Whimsical, wistful, and gently surreal, The Blue Box delights in life's unending absurdities, and reminds us not to take anything--especially ourselves--too seriously.

Author: Ron Carlson
ISBN-10: 1597092754
ISBN-13: 9781597092753
Publisher: Red Hen Press
Language: English
Published: 08/19/2014
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.09w x 0.24d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2014
Publishers Weekly 08/25/2014
Shelf Awareness 08/26/2014
By Ron Carlson
By Ron Carlson
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Ron Carlson is the author of five story collections and six novels, including Return to Oakpine and The Signal. His fiction has appeared in Harper's, The New Yorker, Playboy, GQ, Best American Short Stories, and The O. Henry Prize Stories. His book of poems, Room Service: Poems, Meditations, Outcries, & Remarks, was published by Red Hen Press in 2012. His book on writing, Ron Carlson Writes a Story, is taught widely. He is the director of the writing program at the University of California at Irvine and lives in Huntington Beach, California.

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