About this title: For R. H. W. Dillard, morbid gravity and exuberant absurdity are all of a piece. Omniphobia is seriously funny stuff, the reversible-wear fiction of a fiery imagination. These four stories and three novellas take place in a twilight zone where we have learned to fear the very things we used to trust, and their characters find themselves spilled onto the slippery slope of flux and change in the deadly fun house we call contemporary reality. The first of the collection's three sections, "Oh Love Love Love", opens with "The Bog", a novella both touching and uproarious. Cosmo Cotswaldo, Ph.D., ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780807118399ISBN:0807118397
Description: Good in Good jacket. 200-W-Add. Ex-library. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780807118399ISBN:0807118397
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Yellow cloth with black lettering on spine. 186 pp. Book and jacket show no wear or problems. Clear mylar jacket cover. read more
Description: Good. Dust Jacket present. GOOD with average wear to cover and pages. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
ISBN-13:9780807118399ISBN:0807118397
Description: Very good. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light wear to edges and pages. Cover and spine show no easily noticeable damage. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780807118399ISBN:0807118397
Description: New. 0807118397. Clean and new, a tight, unread copy, jacket lightly rubbed. No remainder or owner marks, not price clipped.; 8vo 8"; z. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Press, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780807118399ISBN:0807118397
Description: Brand New in Brand New jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR RICHARD DILLARD. Author crossed out his printed name on title page, R.H.W. Dillard, and signed his full name. BRAND NEW/BRAND NEW: First Edition, First Printing, 1995. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. B53. FICTION SHORT STORIES SINGLE AUTHOR. No remainder marks. Louisiana State Univ Press. Thousands of titles to choose from, and offer a broad selection. Standard shipments arrive 7-10 business days. Priority 3-6. Dependable and friendly service. ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Original Cloth
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press, LA
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780807118399ISBN:0807118397
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Signed by Author Book and dj are fine. What makes this copy of special interest is that it is Inscribed by the Author to his wife, the poet Annie Dillard. read more
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