Prayers of an Accidental Nature

by Debra Di Blasi and Debra DiBlasi

Book Overview

Stylistically innovative fiction that tests the borders of gender and class issues, skirting the edge of post-modern erotica.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566890837
• ISBN13: 9781566890830
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Solid not brilliant

Di Blasi's Drought set up expectations that few authors can fulfill - including Di Blasi. In this collection, however, the author has shown herself willing to experiment with a variety of styles, willing to stretch herself.Several of the stories are memorable - An Obscure Geography and I Am Telling You Lies - are examples. An Obscure Geography is set in the eighth grade in a poor rural community; the author captures some of the more obscure nature of the students. I Am Telling You Lies reveals how a Latin American student deals with his family expectations and his physical appearance.Two of the stories are "short shorts" - Fog misses the mark for this form while Chairman of the Board succeeds.All in all this collection is worth reading. Di Blasi is an author worth watching. I await the day this is labeled one of her "lesser" works for she has proven herself to be very talented.