{"product_id":"9780061684883","title":"Gates of Eden : Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGates of Eden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ethan Coen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A distinctive voice and an offbeat worldview...All of these stories take place in Coen Brothers Land, a parallel universe similar to our own--except it’s weirder, funnier, and better edited.\" — \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGates of Eden\u003c\/em\u003e, Ethan Coen exhibits on the printed page the striking, twisted, yet devastatingly on-target vision of modern American life familiar from his movies. The world within the world we live in comes alive in fourteen brazenly original tragicomic short stories—from the Midwest mob war that fizzles due to the principals' ineptness to the trials of a deaf private eye with a blind client to a fugitive's heartbreaking explanation for having beheaded his wife, alarming in that it almost makes sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Often funny, sometimes disturbing...Mr. Coen has sounded the jagged dissonance of the American experience.”\u003cbr\u003eIn Gates of Eden, the co-creator of such films as Fargo and Blood Simple delivers blackly humorous and often unsettling vignettes...All the Coen brother’s trademarks are here...funny...compelling stories.”\u003cbr\u003e“A distincitive voice and an offbeat worldview...All of these stories take place in Coen Brothers Land, a parallel universe similar to our own--except it’s weirder, funnier, and better edited.”\u003cbr\u003e“The discriminating viewer who enjoyed [Coen’s] distinctive and quirky films will like the equally unconventional Gates of Eden. Coen delights in juxtaposing tone, character, and settin to comic and chilling effect.”\u003cbr\u003e“Hilarious...wittily absurd...entirely appealing.”\u003cbr\u003e“A thoroughyl enjoyable collection of stories filled with [Coen’s] trademark snappy dialogue and casual gore.”\u003cbr\u003e“At once addictively grotesque and infectiously heartwarming...Coen’s characters are infused with palpable energy and vivid quirks. From the sagas of a mischievous kid to a man who gets paradise ripped out from under him, his portraits are as sharp on paper as on film. Even the darkest personal moments radiate moxie, soul, and humor.”\u003cbr\u003e“Engaging...passionate...entertaining.”\u003cbr\u003e“Coen’s stories are clever, eccentrically funny, and uniquely twisted...the writing is strong and effective...Highly recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e“The deadpan, playfully grave tone throughout...is amusingly consistent.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780061684883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41045428764878,"sku":"9780061684883","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780061684883.jpg?v=1648003621","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780061684883","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}