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Cigar-Box Faust and Other Miniatures

Cigar-Box Faust and Other Miniatures

Penned By Michael Swanwick
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Cigar-Box Faust and Other Miniatures

Cigar-Box Faust and Other Miniatures

Penned By Michael Swanwick
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Editor's Note:
This collection of short-short fiction by Michael Swanwick contains more than 70 stories in fewer than 100 pages. Often humorous, sometimes chilling, always entertaining, these are prime examples of a recently resurrected literary form. The title piece is a five-minute condensation of a classic of Western literature, featuring a cigar-cutter as Mephistopheles, a box of matches in the roles of Helen of Troy, an Angel of the Lord, the Light of Ontology, and a cigar as Faust himself. Swanwick's bravura imagination has resulted in a separate story for every letter of the alphabet and another set of tales for every planet in the solar system. Additionally, there is a clutch of alternate autobiographies, a novella of decadence and corporate politics in a future Venice that has been boiled down to 416 words, Picasso and Philip K. Dick as existential heroes, and a rhyme for orange.Contents“Cigar-Box Faust”“Writing in My Sleep”“An Abecedary of the Imagination”“Eight Takes on Kindred Themes”“Picasso Deconstructed: Eleven Still-Lifes”“Brief Essays”“Archaic Planets”“The Mask”“Letters to the Editor”“The Madness of Gordon Van Gelder”

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Released November 1, 2003
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Michael Swanwick is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Michael Swanwick enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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