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Store of the Worlds

The Stories of Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley Jonathan Lethem Alex Abramovich

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English
NYRB Classics
15 May 2012
An NYRB Classics Original

Robert Sheckley was an eccentric master of the American short story, and his tales, whether set in dystopic city-scapes, ultramodern advertising agencies, or aboard spaceships lighting out for hostile planets, are among the most startlingly original of the twentieth century. Today, as the new worlds, alternate universes, and synthetic pleasures Sheckley foretold become our reality, his vision begins to look less absurdist and more prophetic. This retrospective selection, chosen by Jonathan Lethem and Alex Abramovich, brings together the best of Sheckley's deadpan farces, proving once again that he belongs beside such mordant critics of contemporary mores as Bruce Jay Friedman, Terry Southern, and Thomas Pynchon.
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Imprint:   NYRB Classics
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 204mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   415g
ISBN:   9781590174944
ISBN 10:   1590174941
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Store of the Worlds: The Stories of Robert Sheckley

One of the few acknowledged humorists in SF, and by far the funniest, Sheckley plays with myths the way Mel Brooks plays with classic movies. -- The New York Times Book Review<br> <br> Science fiction's premier gadfly. --Kingsley Amis <br> Witty and ingenious . . . a draught of pure Voltaire and tonic. -- J. G. Ballard <br> If the Marx Brothers had been literary rather than thespic fantasists, they would have been Robert Sheckley. --Harlan Ellison <br> Always he crackles with ideas. --Kingsley Amis <br> Sheckley is my hero --William Nye <br> One of the few acknowledged humorists in SF, and by far the funniest, Sheckley plays with myths the way Mel Brooks plays with classic movies. -- The New York Times Book Review<br> <br> Sheckley has long been considered one of the genre's leading humorists. -- New York Times Book Review <br> Mr. Sheckley--as might be expected of a writer who can wring praise from as diverse a group of peers as Kingsley Amis, Harlant


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