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The premier vignette, "Notice," explores the concept of "thirst," the interminable yearning that shapes human curiosity and achievement. Cynically set in the language of copyrights and legalese, "Notice" depicts the love life of the printed word, from its visceral seductiveness to our jealous control of its activities. In "Bouquet," a young au pair's aversion to open sexuality leads to a strange gift from a man who has been following her: a bouquet of flowers with a surprise that separates the prudish from the practical.
"The Republic of St. Mark, 1849" is an absolute jewel, surprising in its juxtaposition of the horrors of war and the mystical capacity of the human spirit. Alexandro "has been dying his whole life," but the eerie weapons of balloons and braziers that torment his besieged city finally bring him to death's surprising threshold, lofted into thinnest air by his own imagination.
Ken Kalfus quenches one's thirst for entertaining and intriguing fiction.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Without a DJ, as issued by Milkweed. 1st edition,1st printing. No names, notes or ANY markings. ; 205 pages; Author's 1st book. Seller Inventory # 8908
Book Description Condition: New. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition, 1st. Printing 1998 , Illustrated hardcover boards 224 page book . This is a signed copy by Ken Kalfus on the title page . Condition : New Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 101518-X
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First printing. Hardbound. Author's First Book. New in decorated boards (issued without dust jacket). A well-received debut collection of short stories, chosen by Salon as one of five best fiction books of 1998. Author was nominated for National Book Award in Fiction in 2006. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 301