The Village on Horseback: Prose and Verse, 2003-2008
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Village on Horseback: Prose and Verse, 2003-2008
By (Author) Jesse Ball
Milkweed Editions
Milkweed Editions
18th October 2011
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
FIC
Physical Properties
Paperback
368
Width 133mm, Height 203mm
326g
Description
From the author ofA Cure for SuicideandCensuscomes a philosophical recasting of myth and legend, folklore and popular culture: a fabulists compendium of poetry and prose.
Jesse Balllong-listed for the National Book Award, a finalist for the New York Public Librarys Young Lions Fiction Award, and named one ofGrantas best young American novelistsis one of the most interesting, lyrical, fanciful, and disturbingly original (Chicago Tribune) writers working today. AndThe Village on Horsebackis one of his most dazzling and varied works. These experimental piecesincluding theParis Reviews Plimpton Prizewinning novella The Early Deaths of Lubeck, Brennan, Harp & Carrask the reader not to imagine the world for what it is, but for what it could be: a blank tableau on which a spirited imagination can conjure tales out of, seemingly, nothing.
The Village on Horsebackis an unmissable treat, a book of voyages to be taken on journeys far and wide.
