Orange World and Other Stories is a 2019 short story collection by Karen Russell.[1]
Author | Karen Russell |
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Language | English |
Genre | Short story collection |
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf[1] |
Publication date | May 2019 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 271 pp[2] |
Critical reception
NPR wrote "Orange World is a thing of beauty, a stunning collection from one of the most brilliant literary minds of her generation."[2]
The Los Angeles Review of Books said "Russell’s writing is at times overly lush, like the rich landscapes she describes. But even at its most profligate, her ability to give weird and creepy shape to what might otherwise remain dark corners of the human psyche is refreshing. Orange World and Other Stories is a collection hovering on the threshold between horror and comedy, between the phantasmagoric and the fleshly."[3]
The New York Times wrote "For all their wildness, the stories in “Orange World” are fundamentally tame. Little happens in them that wouldn’t ultimately be palatable, after a glass of pinot gris, in the snuggest of book groups. Not all her endings are happy ones, but love can often save the day.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Garner, Dwight (May 13, 2019). "In Karen Russell's 'Orange World,' Deals With the Devil and Parties With Dead Men". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Schaub, Michael (May 15, 2019). "Karen Russell Proves She's A True Original With 'Orange World'". NPR.
- ^ Kim, Claire (June 13, 2019). "Navigating the Dark Corners: Karen Russell's "Orange World and Other Stories"". Los Angeles Review of Books.
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