Typical

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480441583

<DIV><b>Twenty-three surreal fictions&mdash;stories, character assassinations, and mini-travelogues&mdash;from one of the most heralded writers of the American South</b></div><DIV></div><DIV><BR>There are many things that repulse &ldquo;Dr. Ordinary.&rdquo; &ldquo;Kansas&rdquo; is notable for its distinct lack of farmland. &ldquo;Wayne&rsquo;s Fate&rdquo; is most unfortunate, not merely for Wayne but for the roofer pal who stands by watching his good buddy lose his head. &ldquo;Miss Resignation&rdquo; simply cannot win at Bingo. And there is nothing &ldquo;Typical&rdquo; about the unemployed steelworker and self-described &ldquo;piece of crud&rdquo; who strides through this collection&rsquo;s title story.</div><BR>Welcome to the world of Padgett Powell, one of the most original American literary voices in recent memory. <i>Typical </i>is both a bravura demonstration of Powell&rsquo;s passion for words, and an offbeat, perceptive view of contemporary life&mdash;an enthralling work by a one-of-a-kind wordsmith, and a redefinition of what short fiction can be.&#160;