Selected Stories - by Theodore Sturgeon (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In the over 200 short stories he wrote, Sturgeon dealt consistently with issues of isolation and alienation whether as a result of the modern world or simply as a response to the human condition. Warm, funny, and perceptive, he had a tremendous influence on his generation of writers, as well as on younger writers inspired by his seemingly effortless style. This book collects 12 of his best short stories, dating from 1940 to 1980.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Theodore Sturgeon was a genuine American master. Praised, revered, and even envied by the likes of Bradbury, Vonnegut, and King, his short stories contain some of his best work. <p/>In "Thunder and Roses," soon after a nuclear Holocaust, a starlet gives one final performance during which she makes an odd request of the few remaining survivors. In perhaps his most praised story, "The Man Who Lost the Sea," a man riffs on memory and experience on the way to the story's powerful conclusion. And in the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning masterpiece, "Slow Sculpture," a young woman with a lump in her breast chances upon a strange healer. With unrivaled emotional impact, Theodore Sturgeon's stories are funny, lyrical, surprising, and provoking.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The Sturgeon magic does not diminish with the years. His stories have a timeless quality and a universality which is beyond fantasy and science fiction." --Madeleine L'Engle <p/>"To the extent that the short story is an art, Sturgeon is the American short story writer. The fact that he happened to be writing science fiction was a glorious accident." -Samuel R. Delany <p/>"Sturgeon is a master storyteller certain to fascinate." -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Theodore Sturgeon was the author of numerous novels and over 200 stories. He died in 1985.
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