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Fun With Problems
Fun With Problems
Fun With Problems
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Fun With Problems

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In Fun with Problems, Robert Stone demonstrates once again that he is "one of our greatest living writers" (Los Angeles Times). The pieces in this new volume vary greatly in length—some are almost novellas, others no more than a page—but all share the signature blend of longing, violence, black humor, sex and drugs that has helped Stone illuminate the dark corners of the human soul. Entire lives are laid out with remarkable precision, in captivating prose: a screenwriter carries on a decades-long affair with a beautiful actress, whose descent into addiction he can neither turn from nor share; a bored husband picks up a mysterious woman only to find that his ego has led him woefully astray; a world-beating Silicon Valley executive receives an unwelcome guest at his mansion in the hills; a scuba dive guides uneasy newlyweds to a point of no return. Fun with Problems showcases Stone's great gift: to pinpoint and make real the impulses—by turns violently coercive and quietly seductive—that cause us to conceal, reveal, and betray our very selves.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateJan 11, 2010
ISBN9780547488424
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Robert Stone

ROBERT STONE (1937–2015) was the acclaimed author of eight novels and two story collections, including Dog Soldiers, winner of the National Book Award, and Bear and His Daughter, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His memoir, Prime Green, was published in 2007.

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    These stories, all linked together by problematic substance abuse, illustrate the different types of people (of all shades and types) that fall into them. Overall, it was a poignant and interesting assembly of stories that reach far and wide and penetrate into these people's lives and their vices. A good read, and for those who like short stories and American literature I suggest giving it a whirl.3.5 stars.

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