“Long and short stories from one of our most distinctive prose stylists,” the author of the National Book Award finalist, Florida: A Novel (New York, “The Best Books of the Year So Far”). Hailed by George Saunders as “a truly gifted writer,” with Pure Hollywood Other Stories, Pulitzer Prize finalist and O Henry Prize winner Christine Schutt returns to the short story form that 3/5(4). ‘Christine Schutt is already easily among the liveliest stylists of our time, and these eleven stories prove we ain’t seen nothing yet. Each is a wonder, pickled in her crystalline idiom and cured under her brutal, astonishing wit.’ Ottessa Moshfegh ‘Pure Hollywood is pure gold. In tales of rare wit and verve, Christine Schutt leads us into the lives of her perfectly drawn characters--couples young and old, . · Pure Hollywood by Christine Schutt came in the mail as part of my And Other Stories subscription. The collection is beautifully packaged, has my name in the back as one of the hundreds of supporters and features a quote from George www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 4 mins.
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