Emperor of the Air - Hardcover

Canin, Ethan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395429765 ISBN 13: 9780395429761

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1988

Synopsis

A collection of nine intricate stories introduces a variety of personae--from a young boy who can't bring himself to catch a thief to a retired couple discovering each other's love for a second time

About this title

About the Author:

Ethan Canin grew up in California, where many of his stories are set. His fiction has appeared in The Atlantic, Esquire, Ploughshares, Chicago, and other magazines, and it has been selected for a number of anthologies, including Best American Short Stories 1985 and 1986. In addition to the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship, he has won a James Michener Award, and Iowa Teaching/Writing Fellowship, and the Henfield/Transatlantic Review Award. He is twenty-eight years old and lives in Boston, Massachusetts, where he attends medical school. Emperor of the Air is his first book.

From AudioFile:

Male self-recognition, differentiated by age and experience, is the unifying theme in these four stories from Ethan Canin's first collection. The author's narration is a bit dull and slow, with no real use of vocal characterizations. It sounds as if he is so entranced with his words that he feels no embellishment is needed. He is wrong. Canin's stories, while somewhat compelling, may not keep listeners interested enough to ignore his voice. M.R. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0395429765
• ISBN 13: 9780395429761
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 179