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Dagoberto Gilb's short story collection was first published by the University of New Mexico Press in 1993. The paperback edition was later released by Grove Press in 1994. <ref> Grove/Atlantic, Inc. [http://www.groveatlantic.com/#page=isbn9780802133991]. </ref> [[User:Grahamhacia|Grahamhacia]] ([[User talk:Grahamhacia|talk]]) 00:24, 4 November 2011 (UTC) |
Dagoberto Gilb's short story collection was first published by the University of New Mexico Press in 1993. The paperback edition was later released by Grove Press in 1994. <ref> Grove/Atlantic, Inc. [http://www.groveatlantic.com/#page=isbn9780802133991]. </ref> [[User:Grahamhacia|Grahamhacia]] ([[User talk:Grahamhacia|talk]]) 00:24, 4 November 2011 (UTC) |
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==Critical Reception== |
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''The Magic of Blood'' was released to rave reviews from various critics and authors. It was also the winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award in 1994 and was a PEN Faulkner finalist. <ref> University of Houston. [http://www.uhv.edu/asa/494_313634.htm]. </ref> [[User:Grahamhacia|Grahamhacia]] ([[User talk:Grahamhacia|talk]]) 23:42, 3 November 2011 (UTC) |
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===Praise=== |
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“Gilb’s fiction is the most exciting and emotionally draining since Raymond Carver’s.” —The Nation |
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“Dagoberto Gilb’s stories in The Magic of Blood, pulled from a working-class life, are like nothing else out there. The reader tumbles into a Southwest world of bills and debts and being laid off, of old trucks, paychecks that bounce, greedy landladies, fights, cheap girls, drugs, unemployment compensation, difficult bosses, color of skin, language games, a hunger for work. The stories are leavened with compassion and humor and there is not a shred of sentimentality. The Magic of Blood marks the introduction of an important new voice in American literature.” —E. Annie Proulx, from the citation for PEN’s Ernest Hemingway Foundation Award |
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“These are lovely, heartbreaking, finely crafted stories dealing with a portion of society literature scarcely ever reaches.” —Jim Harrison |
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“Gilb’s fiction is brutally realistic. Yet his characters are imbued with a wry sense of humor—and hope.” —Newsweek |
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“In stories both harsh and lovely, hopeful and heartbreaking, of men on the fringes of America, Dagoberto Gilb reveals a powerful new literary voice.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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“The vast stretch of desert between LA and El Paso is a migration route for workers who move back and forth in search of work. In these artfully written stories, Dago introduces us to this world and its workers. This is a sharp, realistic view from la frontera!” —Rudolfo Anaya |
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“Nobody but Dagoberto has the information and the talent to write these stories. He reminds me of the best of Russian literature. Chekhov writes Gogol. Fresh and funny and sad.” —James Crumley |
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“Gilb tells these stories almost matter-of-factly, but behind this casualness is a talent that delivers. He offers a fierce and relentless eyeballing of people who are not going to make it . . . There is no exit in these pages.” —Gary Soto |
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“Neither narrowly ethnic nor fashionably minimalist, these are Chekhovian stories about very un-Chekhovian lives: those of construction workers, bums, day laborers, month-to-month tenants, on-the-edge families, and other people who led marginal existence during the Reagan-Bush years.” —Wendy Lesser |
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“A powerful, necessary voice in American literature whose emergence defies any pigeon-holing.” —Rick DeMarinis <ref> Grove/Atlantic, Inc. [http://www.groveatlantic.com/grove/bin/wc.dll?groveproc~genauth~845~1464~QUOTES]. </ref> [[User:Grahamhacia|Grahamhacia]] ([[User talk:Grahamhacia|talk]]) 23:45, 3 November 2011 (UTC) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 06:09, 23 November 2011
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| Author | Dagoberto Gilb |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Short Story Collection |
| Publisher | Grove Press (publisher) |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Publication place |  USA |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 288 |
The Magic of Blood is a short story collection by Dagoberto Gilb. It received the 1994 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award[1] and the 1993 Whiting Writers' Award.[2]
Publication
Dagoberto Gilb's short story collection was first published by the University of New Mexico Press in 1993. The paperback edition was later released by Grove Press in 1994. [3] Grahamhacia (talk) 00:24, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
Critical Reception
The Magic of Blood was released to rave reviews from various critics and authors. It was also the winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award in 1994 and was a PEN Faulkner finalist. [4] Grahamhacia (talk) 23:42, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
Praise
“Gilb’s fiction is the most exciting and emotionally draining since Raymond Carver’s.” —The Nation
“Dagoberto Gilb’s stories in The Magic of Blood, pulled from a working-class life, are like nothing else out there. The reader tumbles into a Southwest world of bills and debts and being laid off, of old trucks, paychecks that bounce, greedy landladies, fights, cheap girls, drugs, unemployment compensation, difficult bosses, color of skin, language games, a hunger for work. The stories are leavened with compassion and humor and there is not a shred of sentimentality. The Magic of Blood marks the introduction of an important new voice in American literature.” —E. Annie Proulx, from the citation for PEN’s Ernest Hemingway Foundation Award
“These are lovely, heartbreaking, finely crafted stories dealing with a portion of society literature scarcely ever reaches.” —Jim Harrison
“Gilb’s fiction is brutally realistic. Yet his characters are imbued with a wry sense of humor—and hope.” —Newsweek
“In stories both harsh and lovely, hopeful and heartbreaking, of men on the fringes of America, Dagoberto Gilb reveals a powerful new literary voice.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
“The vast stretch of desert between LA and El Paso is a migration route for workers who move back and forth in search of work. In these artfully written stories, Dago introduces us to this world and its workers. This is a sharp, realistic view from la frontera!” —Rudolfo Anaya
“Nobody but Dagoberto has the information and the talent to write these stories. He reminds me of the best of Russian literature. Chekhov writes Gogol. Fresh and funny and sad.” —James Crumley
“Gilb tells these stories almost matter-of-factly, but behind this casualness is a talent that delivers. He offers a fierce and relentless eyeballing of people who are not going to make it . . . There is no exit in these pages.” —Gary Soto
“Neither narrowly ethnic nor fashionably minimalist, these are Chekhovian stories about very un-Chekhovian lives: those of construction workers, bums, day laborers, month-to-month tenants, on-the-edge families, and other people who led marginal existence during the Reagan-Bush years.” —Wendy Lesser
“A powerful, necessary voice in American literature whose emergence defies any pigeon-holing.” —Rick DeMarinis [5] Grahamhacia (talk) 23:45, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
References
- ^ List of Hemingway/PEN winners, accessed 5 Aug 2010.
- ^ List of Whiting Writers' Awards winners, accessed 5 Aug 2010.
- ^ Grove/Atlantic, Inc. [1].
- ^ University of Houston. [2].
- ^ Grove/Atlantic, Inc. [3].
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