Gates of Eden (short story collection)
- For the Bob Dylan song, see Bringing It All Back Home (album) or Gates of Eden (song).
| Author | Ethan Coen |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short stories |
| Published | 1998 |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Company[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 261 pp[1] |
Gates of Eden is a collection of short stories written by Ethan Coen, first published in 1998.[1][2][3]
The title comes from one of the stories in the book with reference to the biblical Garden of Eden. The stories within the book range from traditional fiction (both of third and first person) to stories formatted more like a script.
There is an abridged version on audiobook which includes 11 of the 14 stories read by famous actors, many of whom have starred in Coen brothers films.[4][5][6]
One story in the collection was adapted into a short film, A Fever in the Blood, released in 2002 and directed by Andrew Pulver.[7]
Stories
- “Destiny”
- “The Old Country”
- “Cosa Minapolidan”
- “Hector Berlioz, Private Investigator”
- “Have You Ever Been to Electric Ladyland”
- “A Morty Story”
- “A Fever in the Blood”
- “The Boys”
- “Johnnie Ga-Botz”
- “I Killed Phil Shapiro”
- “It is an Ancient Mariner”
- “Gates of Eden”
- “The Old Boys”
- “Red Wing”
Audiobook
- “It is an Ancient Mariner”, read by John Goodman
- “Cosa Minapolidan”, read by John Turturro
- “Have You Ever Been to Electric Ladyland”, read by Steve Buscemi
- “Destiny”, read by Matt Dillon
- “The Old Country”, read by Liev Schreiber
- “Gates of Eden”, read by William H. Macy
- “I Killed Phil Shapiro”, read by Ben Stiller
- “A Fever in the Blood”, read by Steve Buscemi
- “A Morty Story”, read by Liev Schreiber
- “The Boys”, read by John Turturro
- “Red Wing”, read by Bain Boehlke
References
- ^ a b c Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (December 17, 1998). "BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Shadowy Snapshots of a Nightmare Dreamscape". The New York Times.
- ^ Coen, Ethan (1998). Gates of Eden. William Morrow and Company.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Lindquist, Mark (December 20, 1998). "Gates of Eden". The New York Times.
- ^ King, Lynnea Chapman (2014). The Coen Brothers Encyclopedia.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Phipps, Keith (December 2, 1998). "Interview: Ethan Coen". The A.V. Club.
- ^ "Ethan Coen – Gates Of Eden". Discogs.
- ^ Thomas, Bryan (October 30, 2015). "Ethan Coen's "A Fever In The Blood": A darkly comic noir-ish short film by filmmaker Andrew Pulver". Night Flight.