A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin: Selected Stories with Foreword by Lydia Davis - Short Stories Set in 1950s Latin America
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Discover the acclaimed collection A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin, a literary masterpiece celebrated by The New York Times as a bestseller. This compilation features 43 potent short stories, introduced by Lydia Davis, that showcase Lucia Berlin's unique voice as one of the most remarkable yet unsung talents in twentieth-century American fiction. Berlin's narratives plunge readers into her rich and often challenging itinerant life, vividly portraying moments of drink, mess, pain, beauty, surprise, and grace with extraordinary honesty and magnetism. Her storytelling is marked by a distinct wit, an anarchic spirit, and profound compassion. Many of these fantastic short stories are set in the vibrant and politically charged landscapes of 1950s Latin America, teeming with passionate, multilingual energy. They explore themes of passion, betrayal, family dynamics, illness, and the raw spectrum of human experience, from profound beauty to deep pain. The Independent aptly suggests that this selection should earn Lucia Berlin accolades comparable to literary giants like Jean Rhys or Raymond Carver. The London Review of Books in 1999 noted that Berlin's work departs significantly from conventional fiction, often delving into themes of very bad manners rather than polite society, drawing a comparison to the stark realism of Richard Yates. Each story is an invitation to savor, meant to be absorbed rather than rushed, offering a truly memorable reading experience.
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A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin: Selected Stories with Foreword by Lydia Davis - Short Stories Set in 1950s Latin America is a product, currently listed by 2 Irish retailers on GetLocal (2 offers in total). Prices range from €12.50 to €14.30 depending on retailer.
Retailers commonly describe it as: short stories, literary, women authors and paperback.
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