Karen Joy Fowler, a PEN/Faulkner and California Book Award winner, is the author of six novels (two of them New York Times bestsellers) and four short story collections. She has been a Dublin IMPAC nominee, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2014. She lives in Santa Cruz, California.
Praise for Black Glass
“Highly imaginative...In fine-edged and discerning prose, [Fowler]
manages to re-create both life's extraordinary and its ordinary
magic.”—The New York Times Book Review
“A splendid book, displaying a dazzling range of style, tone, and
odd, true insights. Fowler is one of a kind.”—Minneapolis
Star-Tribune
“What if the ever-faithful Tonto turned the big Four-O and his
self-centered boss didn't even send him a birthday card? What if
Carrie Nation were on the loose again, invading bars, smashing
bottles and terrorizing customers? What if a therapist did a
clinical study of Elizabeth, who was three women at once: Queen
Elizabeth, Elizabeth Taylor, and Lizzie Bordon who took an ax?...In
the best of [Fowler's] stories, you follow her weaving path into
previously unimagined worlds.”—San Jose Mercury News
“Arresting...each piece puts us on notice in its own way that an
intriguing intelligence is at work.”—The Boston Globe
“'Black Glass,' Fowler's longest story, is one of those marvels
that defeat criticism...It's a piece of bravura virtuosity, which
Fowler also manages to make extremely funny. You reread the story,
intent on discovering how she did it, and end up losing yourself
again to wonder and enjoyment.”—The Washington Post
“[An] astonishing narrative voice...at once lyric and ironic,
satiric and nostalgic...Fowler can tell stories that engage and
enchant.”—San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle
"[A] literary wonder whose work is comparable to writers like Anne
Tyler and Louise Erdrich."—Des Moines Register
“Fifteen ferociously imaginative and provocative new
stories...Accomplished, risk-taking, exciting new work from one of
our most interesting writers.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Stunning collection...carefully intertwines the ordinary with the
extraordinary that what should seem incredible is fully believable.
Though the stories may appear to be about a DEA agent who
unwittingly revives the spirit of Carry A. Nation, two women held
captive by aliens in the Brazilian rain forest, a magic potion made
from a unicorn's horn, or a classroom of Venusians learning about
Earthly love, at their core they are about human relationships and
all the more startling for their insight from seemingly unrelated
points...Highly recommended.”—Library Journal
“[In] elegant and witty prose, [Fowler] cultivates the eye of a
curious alien and, along the way, unfolds eccentric plots that keep
the pages turning.”—Publishers Weekly
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