Criers and kibitzers, kibitzers and criers

-- This collection of vintage Elkin brings together nine tragicomic tales of hard-luck cases and ordinary schmucks steeling themselves against the absurdities of everyday life, all written with Elkin's exuberant wordplay in a perfectly pitched prose. -- Stanley Elkin, a two-time winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and three-time nominee for the National Book Award is widely considered one of the most important writers of the contemporary period. His works include The Franchiser, George Mills, and Mrs. Ted Bliss. -- First published by Random House ('66), most recent paperback by Thunder's Mouth Press ('90). Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.