false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172261765m/156194.jpg 156194 13 <div>Pricksongs & Descants, originally published in 1969, is a virtuoso performance that established its author - already a William Faulkner Award winner for his first novel - as a writer of enduring power and unquestionable brilliance, a promise he has fulfilled over a stellar career. It also began Coover's now-trademark riffs on fairy tales and bedtime stories. In these riotously word-drunk fictional romps, two children follow an old man into the woods, trailing bread crumbs behind and edging helplessly toward a sinister end that never comes; a husband walks toward the bed where his wife awaits his caresses, but by the time he arrives she's been dead three weeks and detectives are pounding down the door; a teenaged babysitter's evening becomes a kaleidoscope of dangerous erotic fantasies-her employer's, her boyfriend's, her own; an aging, humble carpenter marries a beautiful but frigid woman, and after he's waited weeks to consummate their union she announces that God has made her pregnant. Now available in a Grove paperback, Pricksongs & Descants is a cornerstone of Robert Coover's remarkable career and a brilliant work by a major American writer.<br></div> 1902723 1970 Pricksongs & Descants: Fictions total:247|5:63|4:99|3:67|2:14|1:4| 247 944 464 22 2 3 false false Sun Apr 20 02:10:51 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 09 14:19:24 -0800 2007 Sun Apr 20 02:09:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Apr 12 11:38:53 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 12 11:43:53 -0700 2007 Robert Coover is impressive. Let’s start there. It’s not just his writing (which is good; not the best, but definitely good) and it’s not just his structural daring (which, judging by much of contemporary literature, is still ahead of its time, despite the fact that he’s been structurally d...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 15:04:56 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 15:06:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 18:09:37 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 17:35:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 23 22:30:29 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 19:06:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Mar 30 14:36:11 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 30 11:27:26 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 30 14:36:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Mon Dec 29 08:10:15 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 08:10:15 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jan 07 08:04:36 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 08:05:51 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 10:49:16 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 11:36:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Mar 11 08:56:20 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 02 07:57:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jul 11 22:26:37 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 16:55:03 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 12:14:22 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 17:16:45 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Feb 16 20:45:16 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 20:49:18 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 22:42:01 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 22:43:01 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue Apr 03 07:14:43 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 24 17:21:01 -0800 2007
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