Charity

by Mark Richard

Book Overview

WithCharity,Mark Richard again secures the distinction of poet laureate of the orphaned poor, the broken, the deceived, and the unrelieved. In stylistic brilliance, he renders their conditions with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385425708
• ISBN13: 9780385425704
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The Real Deal

The first story Gentleman's Agreement and another story The Birds for Christmas alone are worth the price of this collection. Richard is working from a different place in a different light. As a former student of his, I can tell you that's he's the real deal. Even though his classes were sometimes run like a revival meeting, as he admits, there's something almost Biblical in these stories. Check it out.

Exceptional

Affecting, tough stories of hard luck cases told in a distinct prose that is challenging at first, but well worth the effort. Once you find his rhythm, you're hooked. Looking forward to reading his novel.

Killer collection of short stories

A wonderfull collection of stories from one of the most original voices in American literature. As soon as I finished reading it, I started it again. I was left wanting to see more of these tragic characters. Any of them could have filled their own novel, especially Cyphus and Samuel from "Tunga Tugga, Lingua Dingua." This is why I like short stories. Richard doesn't disappoint.

A Great American Writer

Mark Richard's work may stand alongside the work of Larry Brown and Barry Hannah as great contemporary Southern literature, but CHARITY proves that Richard should stand next to Styron and Faulkner as one of this century's great American writers. This is an amazing collection that bridges a remarkable collections of emotions, attitudes, worlds...Read it.

Unique and twisted

Brilliant, funny, unique, and twisted, Mark Richard's vision of the world is pure art. This book is a sheer pleasure to read, and the story "The Birds for Christmas" is a classic of the form.