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Please, Not at the Dinner Table
Title
Please, Not at the Dinner Table.
Creator
De Gennaro, R. E., Schwartz, Jason, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
Please, Not at the Dinner Table is a series of eleven short stories that treat embarrassing or taboo subjects in an analytical manner that is often light-hearted and humorous. The stories, though fictional, are written in a realist style, and are set in contemporary times. As a whole, the stories deal directly and graphically with certain realities oflife that are often shied away from in literature. In dealing with these intimate, embarrassing, or unfortunate necessities of the human animal,...
Show morePlease, Not at the Dinner Table is a series of eleven short stories that treat embarrassing or taboo subjects in an analytical manner that is often light-hearted and humorous. The stories, though fictional, are written in a realist style, and are set in contemporary times. As a whole, the stories deal directly and graphically with certain realities oflife that are often shied away from in literature. In dealing with these intimate, embarrassing, or unfortunate necessities of the human animal, the characters often are forced to reveal their true natures, if only to the reader. Though parts of this collection are graphic, outright vulgarity is most often restricted to the voice of a character or narrator.
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Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000909
Subject Headings
Short stories--Criticism and interpretation., Short stories--Collections.
Format
Document (PDF)
Her Own House
Title
Her Own House.
Creator
Vann, Kim McCoy, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
This collection of eight short stories explores the themes of nonconformity, selfacceptance, and transformation. Characters confront religious, racial, and moral issues, which result in overcoming some internal or external challenge. The stories are told with magical, satirical, and traditional story-telling elements. For example, "The Liberation of Mammy" is about a slave who uses her secret pancake recipe to cause a distraction that allows her to escape from bondage; "Her Own House," is...
Show moreThis collection of eight short stories explores the themes of nonconformity, selfacceptance, and transformation. Characters confront religious, racial, and moral issues, which result in overcoming some internal or external challenge. The stories are told with magical, satirical, and traditional story-telling elements. For example, "The Liberation of Mammy" is about a slave who uses her secret pancake recipe to cause a distraction that allows her to escape from bondage; "Her Own House," is inspired by the biblical burning bush story; and "Notes on a Video Honey" is the story of a young girl who doesn't complete! y understand or approve of her mother's decision to degrade herself by being mere eye candy in rap videos. Worlds similar to our own and worlds that are exaggerations of our own are intended to guide readers to ideas they may have never before considered.
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Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000974
Subject Headings
Short stories--Collections, Symbolism in literature, Self in literature
Format
Document (PDF)
"Strange Snow" and other stories
Title
"Strange Snow" and other stories.
Creator
DeJong, Laura Quinlan, Florida Atlantic University, Bucak, Ayse Papatya
Abstract/Description
Weather assists in shaping our reality. It is an unalterable condition of the world that we are born into. This short story collection aims to present the nuances of weather. It attempts to acknowledge wind, rain, snow and lightning as forces that shape the world of its characters, forces that even influence the structure of the story itself. In some cases, weather acts as metaphor; in others, the weather seeks to alter language itself. The beauty of a snowflake resides in image and language.
Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13293
Subject Headings
Symbolism in literature, Fiction--Technique, Weather--Literary collections, Short stories--Collections
Format
Document (PDF)