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McSweeney's Issue 5 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern): Sometimes Not Believing How Great This All Is

by Dave Eggers (Editor)

Other authors: Steven Barthelme (Contributor), Joshuah Bearman (Contributor), Paul Collins (Contributor), Ann Cummins (Contributor), R.J. Curtis (Contributor)19 more, Lydia Davis (Contributor), Courtney Eldridge (Contributor), Kelley Feeney (Contributor), Ben Greenman (Contributor), Elizabeth Klemm (Contributor), Paul LaFarge (Contributor), J. Robert Lennon (Contributor), Paul Maliszewski (Contributor), Ben Marcus (Contributor), Susan Minot (Contributor), Daniel O'Mara (Contributor), Jason Ockert (Contributor), Gary Pike (Contributor), Alastair Reed (Contributor), Rodney Rothman (Contributor), Sarah Vowell (Contributor), Colleen Werthmann (Contributor), Lawrence Weschler (Contributor), Chad Willenborg (Contributor)

Series: McSweeney's Quarterly Concern (5)

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Dieses historische Buch kann zahlreiche Tippfehler und fehlende Textpassagen aufweisen. Kaufer konnen in der Regel eine kostenlose eingescannte Kopie des originalen Buches vom Verleger herunterladen (ohne Tippfehler). Ohne Indizes. Nicht dargestellt. 1893 edition. Auszug: ...Uredineen. III. Bericht. (Daselbst. 5i 1896. p. 13, 69, 150.) IV. Bericht. (Daselbst. 5. 1895. p. 257 u. 327.) V. Bericht. (Daselbst. 6. 1896. p. 257 u. 324.) VI. Bericht. (Daselbst. 7; 1897. p. 325 u. 8. 1S9& p. 11.) 14)--, Die wirtswechselnden Rostpilze. Berlin 1904. 15) Mayor, E u g., Contribution a l'etude des Champignons du Canton de Neuchatel. (Extrait du Bull. d. 1. Societe neuchateloise des scienc. natur. T. 37. 1910.) 16) Muhlethaler, F., Infektionsversuche mit Kronenrosten. (Centralbl. f. Bakt. Abt. . Bd. 26. 1909. Heft 1/3.) 17) Reichardt, H. W., Uber einige neue und seltenere Pilze der osterreichischen Flora. (Verhandl. zool.-bot. Gesellsch. Wien. 27. 1877. p. 841.) 18) Steiner, A., Die Specialisation der Alchimillen-bewohnenden Sphaerotheca Humuli (DC.) Burr. Inaug.-Diss. (Sonderabdr. a. CentralbL, f. Bakt. Abt. II. Bd. 21. 1908.) Tin Verlage von J. Schneid er in Mannheim ist ferner erschienen und dnrch alle Buchhandlungen zu beziehen: Am den Erinnerungen eines badischen Beamten. Pryia 4 Mark. Baumstark, A4., Rechtsanwalt, Was ist das Recht? Picis 1 Mark. Laur, E., Privatdoeent, Zur Geschichte der franzosischen Literatur. Drei acadcniisclio Vorlesungen. Preis broseh. 2 Mark 50. eleg. geh.' Mark. i., V, . s Miincli, Dr. 6., Bas Missrerhiiltniss zwsichen geistiger und. korperlicher Ausbildung und seine Folgen, naturwissenschaftlich begrundet. Eine Mahnung fur Eltern und Erzieher- Preis l Mk. Schupp. Dr., Der Selbstmord tlnd die theologische Kritik. 1 Mark, ' Steliberger. Dr., (1., Der Croup und seine Behandlung durch Glycerin-Inhalationen. Preis 90 Pf. Zeroni, Dr. Heilir, Die Cholera und das.… (more)
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The first McSweeney's issue published as a hardback again challenges what a quarterly magazine can be. Here Editor Eggers seems to be throwing the gauntlet down to show that beautiful, hardbound books can be made at a cost that still allows for a decent profit.
The contents in this issue are a little more uneven than usual. Some entries are downright childish and annoying, others are fine but seem out of place. McSweeney's still seems to be finding its way in these early issues. One gets the feeling that many of the pieces are simply included because they are from the stable of McSweeney's contributors at the time.
The standouts for me were:
Mr. Squishy by Elizabeth Klemm: The pseudonym fooled no one at the time, the author is instantly recognizable as David Foster Wallace and indeed, he published this story under his own name a few years later. Classic DFW, it is long, frustratingly detailed and difficult but oh-so layered as it builds to the (non)conclusion.
This We Came To Know Afterward by Susan Minot: Minot travels to Uganda to a rural school where 139 girls were abducted by rebels. Amazingly 109 were released due to the quick actions and negotiations of one of the teaching nuns. Minot stands back and lets the girls tell their stories. Heartbreaking.
Marie Curie, Honorable Woman by Lydia Davis: An accomplished French translator and novelist, Davis submits this "translation exercise," a literal translation of a French popular biography of Mdme. Curie. Filled with awkward, unintentionally funny sentences and a oddly flippant style, this is a great example of something that could only be published in McSweeney's. ( )
  RobertOK | May 27, 2022 |
Uneven in spots, but standout pieces on Curie, Solresol, and Uganda save it. ( )
  Fiddleback_ | Dec 17, 2018 |
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Eldridge, CourtneyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Dieses historische Buch kann zahlreiche Tippfehler und fehlende Textpassagen aufweisen. Kaufer konnen in der Regel eine kostenlose eingescannte Kopie des originalen Buches vom Verleger herunterladen (ohne Tippfehler). Ohne Indizes. Nicht dargestellt. 1893 edition. Auszug: ...Uredineen. III. Bericht. (Daselbst. 5i 1896. p. 13, 69, 150.) IV. Bericht. (Daselbst. 5. 1895. p. 257 u. 327.) V. Bericht. (Daselbst. 6. 1896. p. 257 u. 324.) VI. Bericht. (Daselbst. 7; 1897. p. 325 u. 8. 1S9& p. 11.) 14)--, Die wirtswechselnden Rostpilze. Berlin 1904. 15) Mayor, E u g., Contribution a l'etude des Champignons du Canton de Neuchatel. (Extrait du Bull. d. 1. Societe neuchateloise des scienc. natur. T. 37. 1910.) 16) Muhlethaler, F., Infektionsversuche mit Kronenrosten. (Centralbl. f. Bakt. Abt. . Bd. 26. 1909. Heft 1/3.) 17) Reichardt, H. W., Uber einige neue und seltenere Pilze der osterreichischen Flora. (Verhandl. zool.-bot. Gesellsch. Wien. 27. 1877. p. 841.) 18) Steiner, A., Die Specialisation der Alchimillen-bewohnenden Sphaerotheca Humuli (DC.) Burr. Inaug.-Diss. (Sonderabdr. a. CentralbL, f. Bakt. Abt. II. Bd. 21. 1908.) Tin Verlage von J. Schneid er in Mannheim ist ferner erschienen und dnrch alle Buchhandlungen zu beziehen: Am den Erinnerungen eines badischen Beamten. Pryia 4 Mark. Baumstark, A4., Rechtsanwalt, Was ist das Recht? Picis 1 Mark. Laur, E., Privatdoeent, Zur Geschichte der franzosischen Literatur. Drei acadcniisclio Vorlesungen. Preis broseh. 2 Mark 50. eleg. geh.' Mark. i., V, . s Miincli, Dr. 6., Bas Missrerhiiltniss zwsichen geistiger und. korperlicher Ausbildung und seine Folgen, naturwissenschaftlich begrundet. Eine Mahnung fur Eltern und Erzieher- Preis l Mk. Schupp. Dr., Der Selbstmord tlnd die theologische Kritik. 1 Mark, ' Steliberger. Dr., (1., Der Croup und seine Behandlung durch Glycerin-Inhalationen. Preis 90 Pf. Zeroni, Dr. Heilir, Die Cholera und das.

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