Far From Home

by Walter S. Tevis

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"SF writing of a rare quality" lifts this collection of stories from the renowned author of The Hustler and The Man Who Fell to Earth (Time Out).   The author of the competitive pool thriller The Hustler and the groundbreaking sci-fi novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, Walter Tevis was also a master of the short story. His work was published in Playboy, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, and many other magazines. This anthology collects some of his best short work. Full of wit, surprise, dark humor, and show more deep emotion, these stories pack a punch--and are ideal for fans of his longer work or those looking for an introduction to one of America's most iconic sci-fi writers.   "The poetic imprints of a fine writer's trail." --The Times (London) show less

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Indeholder "Part One: Far From Home", "1. The Other End of the Line", "2. The Big Bounce", "3. The Goldbrick", "4. The Ifth of Oofth", "5. The Scholar's Disciple", "6. Far From Home", "Part Two: Close to Home", "7. Rent Control", "8. A Visit From Mother", "9. Daddy", "10. The Apotheosis of Myra", "11. Out of Luck", "12. Echo", "13. Sitting in Limbo".

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In questa antologia è offerto il meglio della produzione breve di Walter Tevis : racconti intensi, ricchi di idee e visioni senza compromessi. Questi i racconti contenuti:
- All'altro capo della linea, - Il grande balzo, - Il lingotto d'oro, - Ifth of Oofth, - Il discepolo dello scolaro, - Lontano da casa, - Affitto bloccato, - Una visita di mamma, - Papà, - L'apoteosi di Myra (questo racconto è la base che sara' utilizzata

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23+ Works 7,125 Members
Walter Tevis was an English literature professor at the University of Ohio.

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Lederer, Michel (Traduction)
Moore, Chris (Cover artist)

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Canonical title
Far From Home
Original title
Far From Home
Original publication date
1981
Original language
English
Disambiguation notice
This is a collection of short stories, please do not combine it with the single short story from which it takes its title.

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Fiction and Literature, Science Fiction
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
LCC
PS3570 .E95 .F37Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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