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Tag Archives: Robert Coover
Spanking the Maid
“Not only exceedingly brief but nearly flawless. . . To err is human, to spank divine.” –The New York Times Book Review
keep readingThe Public Burning
“I would guess that since World War II only Lolita, The Invisible Man, and Catch-22 are in [The Public Burning‘s] class for durability. But…
keep readingPricksongs & Descants
“[Robert Coover is] a marvelous magician . . . a maker of miracles, a comic, a sexual tease. . . . The fictions in…
keep readingPinocchio in Venice
‘Mr. Coover’s work has long occupied a place of honor … He goes at his task with an almost alarming linguistic energy, a Burgessy…
keep readingThe Origin of the Brunists
“A novel of intensity and conviction . . . [Coover] may become heir to Dreiser or Lewis. . . . He has splendid talent.”…
keep readingGerald’s Party
“At one and the same time, a metaphysical and comic murder mystery, a Grimm’s fairy tale, a Greek tragedy, and a complicated experimental novel…
keep readingGhost Town
“The lonesome abstract cadences suggest Samuel Beckett. . . . As a gunsmokin” wordslinger, Coover rides high in the saddle.” –The Boston Globe
keep readingBriar Rose
“Brilliant . . . surely one of the most perfectly executed literary gems ever.” –Los Angeles Times
keep readingThe Adventures of Lucky Pierre
“An embodiment of a spectacle-obsessed entertainment culture that seems horribly like our own. . . . It delivers the ancient narrative satisfaction of seeing…
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