The Uncollected Stories of Allan Gurganus

De: Allan Gurganus

Narrado por: A.T. Chandler, Xe Sands

One of "the best writers of our time" (Ann Patchett) offers this hilarious yet haunting cycle of stories.

John Irving writes of Allan Gurganus: "His narration becomes a Greek chorus, Sophocles in North Carolina." Since the explosive publication of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All decades back, Gurganus has dazzled audiences as "the most technically gifted and morally responsive writer of his generation" (John Cheever).

These 10 classic tales attest to the growing depth of his genius. Offering characters antic and tragic, Gurganus charts the human condition as we live it now. His parables recall William Faulkner's scope and Flannery O'Connor's corrosive wit. We encounter a seaside couple fighting to save their dog from Maine's fierce undertow; a mortician whose dedication to his departed clients exceeds all legal limits. A virginal 78-year-old grammar-school librarian has her only erotic encounter with a Joe Exotic-like polyamorous snake farmer. In the lead-off story, already excerpted in The New Yorker, cholera strikes a rural village in 1850 and citizens blame their doomed young doctor, who saved hundreds. A sublime ventriloquist, Gurganus again proves himself among our wisest writers.

©2021 Allan Gurganus (P)2021 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Not as good as I thought it would be.

Well written, yes. Stories were quite depressing, woman narrator was difficult to listen to.

Deeply talented storytelling

Gurganus stands alongside Faulkner, Sedaris, Hemingway and Moore as one of the best American story tellers. I held my breath until the final sentence was uttered.