Under the Shadow

by Gilbert Sorrentino

Book Overview

"Under the Shadow"?takes the form of fifty-nine brief sketches with simple nouns as titles. These exquisite vignettes take place on a plane at once surreal, abstract, and ominous, describing a set of people and incidents derived largely from fragments of conversation and gossip gathered here and there. They are reminiscent of Raymond Roussel's characters amid his inimitable ersatz pastorals, with tableaux both innocent and grotesque. There is something...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0916583937
• ISBN13: 9780916583934
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"