Do The Blind Dream?

New Novellas and Stories

Barry Gifford

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Seven Stories
01 August 2011

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Short stories

Do the Blind Dream? shows Gifford at the height of his powers, navigating with ease the new, more fragmented imaginative landscape of morning-after America. Gifford seems to have anticipated themes that suddenly are recognizable everywhere- the fragility of identity; the power of coincidence; the illusion of a secure tomorrow.

In contrast to his often nightmarish, satirical, groundbreaking novels of the 1990s-Wild at Heart, Perdita Durango, and Night People among them-Do the Blind Dream? continues in the tender and deeply introspective vein revealed in two recent works- Gifford's memoir The Phantom Father (named a New York Times Notable Book), and the award-winning novella Wyoming. From the intimate, stylistically daring examination of the darkest secrets in the history of an Italian family, to the terrible but often beautiful fears and discoveries of childhood, to the sardonic, desperate confusion of adult life, Do the Blind Dream? reveals an exceptionally versatile, highly tuned sensibility.

By: Barry Gifford
Imprint: Seven Stories
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 262g
ISBN: 9781583226704
ISBN 10: 1583226702
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 August 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Reviews for Do The Blind Dream?: New Novellas and Stories

Gifford is one of those brave writers who go their own way, and challenge readers to follow. --Alan Ryan, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Barry Gifford is all the proof the world will ever need that a writer who listens with his heart is capable of telling anyone's story. --Armistead Maupin, author of the Tales of the City series From the Hardcover edition.