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Item number:	230387337205
Item location:	Holmesville, OH, United States
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Author:	Steve Allen	Format:	Hardcover
Publisher:	Prometheus Books	ISBN-10:	1573920029
ISBN-13:	9781573920025	Subject:	--
Publication Year:	1995	Topic:	--
Special Attributes:	--	Language:	English
Condition:	Good

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Height:	9.5 in.
Width:	6.3 in.
Thickness:	1.2 in.
Weight:	23.2 oz.

Publisher's Note
In this fascinating collection of his unique tales, Steve Allen, America's premier humorist and one of the true Renaissance men of our time, reveals the breadth of his writing talents as he weaves a compelling array of stories about fields as diverse as comedy, religion, politics, racial prejudice, homosexuality, sex, love, murder, and - well, the human predicament generally, which he perceives as essentially tragic. Some of his stories are chuckle-aloud funny, others are emotionally sensitive or shocking and disturbing.
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This short fiction collection from comedian and prolific author Allen (see Forecasts, July 17, for a review of his mystery Murder on the Atlantic) is an uneven performance. Settings and subjects range from a few reworked biblical stories to the N.Y.C. jazz scene and the inanities of the L.A. entertainment industry. Of the 31 stories, only nine are new; the rest come from previous collections dating back to the 1950s. The best of the group is the patently autobiographical ``Joe Schulman Is Dead,'' Allen's poignant account of hearing of the death of a favorite bass player. There is some merit to the frequently reprinted ``The Public Hating,'' although it owes a great deal to Shirley Jackson's ``The Lottery'' and, like many of the stories, sags under the weight of heavy-handed social commentary. One of the longest stories, ``Quiet Desperation,'' stumblingly imitates detective noir, but its punch-line ending comes in on a freight train. Allen is best when he stays in the territories he knows best music and entertainment. In the title piece, a man goes back in time, intending to make a profit by introducing the world to hula hoops and the Beatles. Overall, flat characters, bland plots and undeveloped narratives make this a less than sparkling anthology. (Sept.) Bernstein

Product Category : Books
ISBN : 1573920029
Title : The Man Who Turned Back the Clock: And Other Short Stories
EAN : 9781573920025
Authors : Steve Allen
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Publication Date : 1995-09
Pages : 348
List Price (MSRP) : 34.98
Height : 1.2100 inches
Width : 6.2500 inches
Length : 9.3100 inches
Weight : 1.5600 pounds
Keywords : United States, General, General AAS, Hardcover, Printed Books
Condition : Good

Hardcover ex-library book with dust jacket in good condition. All usual stamps and markings. Pages are clean and the binding is tight.

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