<![CDATA[Livability: Stories]]>

false <![CDATA[Livability: Stories]]> 5280666 1 <DIV><DIV>A collection of rich, powerfully human stories from the author of The Half-Life and the movies Old Joy (“one of the finest American films of the year”—New York Times) and Wendy and Lucy. A tired man, struggling to overcome the loss of his wife in a car accident. Two old friends, hoping to rediscover their connection on a trip to the woods. A screenwriter hoping to hear news about the future of his film. In Jon Raymond’s deft, nuanced stories, these and other characters contend with the frustrations, longings, and mood swings we face every day. Artfully conveying the feeling of lived experience, these stories brim with gratifying sensory detail: the sound of a tree root snapping underfoot, the smell of a roast, the stillness of the air after music has stopped. And, with careful observations and a humane spirit, Livability gives us a portrait of America, full of characters finding ways to survive their own choices. Published to coincide with the national release of Wendy and Lucy, these refined, elegiac stories are the work of a writer with a long and promising career ahead of him.</DIV></DIV> 5348067 23 12 2008 Livability: Stories total:92|5:19|4:36|3:26|2:8|1:3| 92 336 195 29 5 1 false false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 13:44:26 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 09:14:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 06:48:41 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 12:57:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Jun 08 11:35:16 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 09:51:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 27 10:32:14 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 15:34:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 14:22:21 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 14:29:51 -0700 2009
This is the author behind the short stories that inspired the films Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy. These are quiet stories of people learning new things about themselves in unusual situations. Some of the stories are a little predictabl...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 23 19:31:44 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 19:37:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 21:14:34 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 17:38:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 true false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 01 14:05:42 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 14:08:12 -0700 2009 Once is enough.
The author owns the characters in his stories, yet cannot work up the nerve to come anywhere close to tying a story together. For effect, and in a short story collection, you can do that once to a reader. You cannot do that in nearly every story and expect someo...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 19:33:15 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 19:38:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 18:38:03 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 16:01:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Sep 02 09:06:53 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 09:08:09 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 00:08:05 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 00:08:05 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 13:16:22 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 13:18:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 10:38:22 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 10:40:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 26 10:59:55 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 11:00:23 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 24 20:55:33 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 16:21:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 08:59:38 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 08:57:12 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 20 17:44:14 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 17:44:53 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 24 17:25:27 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 29 22:54:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jan 23 06:51:20 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 06:51:34 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5280666