Perfect Recall
Format: Glassbook Format
The dozen stories in Ann Beattie's new work are peopled by characters coming to terms with the legacies of long-held family myths or confronting altered circumstances -- new frailty or sudden, unlikely success. Beattie's ear for language, her complex and subtle wit, and her profound compassion are unparalleled. From the elegiac story, "The Famous Poet, Amid Bougainvillea", in which two men trade ruminations on illness, art, and servitude, to "The Big Breasted Pilgrim", wherein a famous chef gets a series of bewildering calls from George Stephanopoulos, Perfect Recall comprises Beattie's strongest work in years. Throughout her career Beattie has had a prescient understanding of the cultural zeitgeist. Perfect Recall is a riveting commentary on the way we live now by a spectacular prose artist.
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