Twin Study Paperback by Stacey Richter

Product Details

• Publisher: Counterpoint (2008-05-28)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 272 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781582433936
• Item Weight: 345.87 grams
• Dimensions: 20.96 x 14.02 x 2.01 cm

In the sense that all stories have been written before, a truly startling piece of fiction may be the greatest literary feat possible. Enter Stacey Richter, a virtuoso contender for that very prize, whose offbeat characters manage to toe the line between eccentricity and banal daily life. Each story is organized around a pair of characters, and these characters are permitted to reach their full bizarre potential against mundane backdrops. The result is fiction that drives toward a place of surreal revelation, in these sometimes disturbing, often funny, short pieces. In Twin Study, Richter beautifully captures — albeit through unlikely exemplars — the essential experience of humanity.

About the Author

Stacey Richter is the author of My Date with Satan. A four-time Pushcart Prize-winner and a winner of the National Magazine Award for fiction, she lives in Tucson, Arizona.