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Wednesday 9 July 2008

K-mart Realism . . .

Tao Lin's list of K-mart Realism:


(1939) good morning, midnight by jean rhys
(1943) two serious ladies by jane bowles
(1961) color of darkness by james purdy
(1976) chilly scenes of winter by ann beattie
(1976) distortions by ann beattie
(1978) secrets and surprises by ann beattie
(1982) taking care by joy williams
(1982) shiloh and other stories by bobbie ann mason
(1984) cathedral by raymond carver
(1985) tracer by frederick barthelme
(1988) two against one by frederick barthelme
(1990) escapes by joy williams
(2001) why did i ever by mary robison
(2004) honored guest by joy williams

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