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A woman moving calamitously into middle-age; a musician taking in a friend with terminal cancer; a failed actor moving to the country: cynical, unreliable, sinking into middle age or alcoholism, dealing with physical decline or mediocrity, Gates's characters are a dark reflection of our own urban and suburban lives. Terrifyingly self-aware, overcome by the burdens of the human condition, they find their impulses pulling them away from comfort into distraction or catastrophe. But wherever it is they're going - and sometimes it's nowhere fast - they won't go gently.Relentlessly inventive, by turns comical, caustic and tragic (and often all three together) but always moving, the novella and ten short stories which make up A Hand Reached Down to Guide Me reinforce David Gates as 'a true heir to both Raymond Carver and John Cheever.' (New York Magazine).

This collection of Donald Barthelme's literary output during the 1960s and 1970s covers the period when the writer came to prominence, producing the stories, satires, parodies, and other formal experiments that altered fiction as we know it.

Combining scholarship with a vivid narrative, it reveals a war of unexpected savagery, of carnage at times so great as to be comparable to the First World War.

Jernigan is the great lost American masterpiece of suburban despair, a present-day Revolutionary Road or Stoner.

The narrative features a diverse cast of characters, from accomplished professionals to everyday individuals, each grappling with the complexities of life. Themes of aging, family dynamics, and the struggle between comfort and chaos permeate the stories, set against the backdrop of the Northeast. With a blend of humor and tragedy, the characters confront their realities, showcasing David Gates' skill in crafting emotionally resonant tales. Through eleven stories and a novella, the work captures the essence of the human experience in all its messiness and creativity.

A brilliant collection of stories, which illuminate with unflinching vision and hard-earned compassion a great variety of lives. In ¿Star Baby¿ a gay man leaves the big city for life in his hometown, only to find himself cast as a father figure to his detoxing sister¿s young son (¿Mostly he avoids taking Deke to restaurants, not because of the catamite issue but because the two of them look so alone in the world.¿); In ¿The Crazy Thought¿ a woman chafes at life after the departure of the husband she never imagined leaving her (¿¿¿Nothing wrong with John Le Carré,¿¿ Paul said. ¿I¿d hell of a lot sooner read him than fucking John Updike. If we¿re talking about Johns here.¿¿¿); and in the title story an embittered dean loses his wife, child, and student lover (¿I took out The Portable Blake. Holding it up to read meant exposing my fraying cuffs. But I¿d be straphanging any minute now, so what the fuck. And what the fuck anyway.¿).

The author showcases a remarkable talent for capturing contemporary dialogue and possesses a sharp, journalistic perspective. This blend of lyrical writing and keen observation creates an engaging narrative that resonates with readers, highlighting the nuances of modern life and communication.

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