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UnderSurface
''UnderSurface'' is the sixth book by American author Mitch Cullin with illustrations by Peter I. Chang. It was first published in September 2002 as a hardback edition from The Permanent Press. 2002 American novels Novels by Mitch Cullin Native American novels Permanent Press (publisher) books {{2000s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Cullin
Mitch Cullin (born March 23, 1968) is an American writer. He is the author of seven novels, and one short story collection. He currently resides in Arcadia, California and Tokyo, Japan with his partner and frequent collaborator Peter I. Chang. His books have been translated into over 10 languages, among them French, Polish, Japanese, and Italian. Personal life Cullin was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, of Scotch-Irish and Cherokee descent. Reception ''The New York Times'' has described Cullin's writing as "brilliant and beautiful," but the author has confessed that "half the time I'm not even sure why I make choices in writing, or how it works when it works." Books and film adaptations Cullin's novel ''Tideland'' was adapted for the screen and directed by Terry Gilliam in 2003, and the author also made a brief cameo appearance in the film, later stating about his time on the set: "There was a part of me that wanted to watch and experience every aspect of what Terry was doing… ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From The Place In The Valley Deep In The Forest
''From the Place in the Valley Deep in the Forest'' is a short-story collection by American writer Mitch Cullin, and is the author's fifth book. It was first published as a trade paperback in November 2001 by Dufour Editions in the US. A UK trade paperback edition was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in January 2005. In 2007, the Italian publisher FBE released a trade paperback translation of the collection as ''Da Quel Luogo Nella Valle Dentro La Foresta''. The collection was given a starred review from ''Booklist ''Booklist'' is a publication of the American Library Association that provides critical reviews of books and audiovisual materials for all ages. ''Booklist''s primary audience consists of libraries, educators, and booksellers. The magazine is av ...'' in its December 12, 2001 publication. Contents Several of the stories in the collection had been published previously in literary magazines, although they were greatly revised for the book and often given new tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Slight Trick Of The Mind
''A Slight Trick of the Mind'' is the seventh book by American author Mitch Cullin. Plot In 1947, the 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes lives in retirement at a small farmhouse in the English countryside, attended by his housekeeper Mrs. Munro. He is unable to walk without a pair of canes, and he pursues various natural remedies to combat his failing memory. Holmes spends much of his time on beekeeping, having set up an apiary on the property, and he begins to teach Mrs. Munro's son Roger about the practice. The story shifts between three narratives: * Holmes' attempt to recall the true details of the last case he investigated before deciding to retire 35 years earlier. * His recent visit to Japan to meet with Tamiki Umezaki, a man who believed that Holmes could solve the mystery of why his father traveled to England and never returned. * The time he spends with Roger, and the rift that forms between Holmes and Mrs. Munro after the boy's sudden death in an attack by a swarm of wasp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter I
Peter I may refer to: Religious hierarchs * Saint Peter (c. 1 AD – c. 64–88 AD), a.k.a. Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, apostle of Jesus * Pope Peter I of Alexandria (died 311), revered as a saint * Peter I of Armenia (died 1058), Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church * Peter I (bishop of León) (died after June 1112) * Peter I (archbishop of Lyon) (died 1139), a Benedictine monk Rulers * Peter I of Bulgaria (died 970), emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria * Peter I of Savoy (c. 1048–1078), count of Savoy * Peter I of Aragon and Navarre (c. 1068–1104), King of Aragon and Pamplona * Peter I of Barcelona, Peter II the Catholic (1178–1213), King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona * Peter I of Constantinople (died 1219), emperor, Peter II of Courtenay * Peter I, Duke of Brittany (1187–1250), Peter Mauclerc * Peter I, Count of Urgell (1187–1258), second son of King Sancho I of Portugal * Peter I of Valencia (1239–1285), Peter the Great, Peter III of Aragon, king * Peter I, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Permanent Press (publisher)
Permanent Press is an American independent book publisher. The press was founded by Judith and Martin Shepard in 1978 and is based in Sag Harbor, New York.Beller, Peter C. On a Shoestring, Turning Out Literary Gems" ''The New York Times''. February 6, 2005. It also published through the Second Chance imprint, which releases books previously out of print. The press first brought the work of Nobel laureate Halldor Laxness to the United States. Its books and authors have won the American Book Award, Hammett Prize and Small Press Book Award, and have been finalists for the National Book Award, Edgar Award and Chautauqua Prize. Among the publisher's best known books is ''The Hoax'', Clifford Irving's account of his fraudulent interviews with Howard Hughes.Nudd, TimYears Later, a Hoax Finally Pays Off Adweek. Jan 19, 2007 Published authors include Mitch Cullin, Sandra Scofield, Chris Knopf, Jess Gregg, Marian Thurm, Berry Fleming, :fr:Richard Lortz, Richard Lortz, William Herri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels By Mitch Cullin
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Native American Novels
Native may refer to: People * Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory ** Native Americans (other) In arts and entertainment * Native (band), a French R&B band * Native (comics), a character in the X-Men comics universe * ''Native'' (album), a 2013 album by OneRepublic * ''Native'' (2016 film), a British science fiction film * ''The Native'', a Nigerian music magazine In science * Native (computing), software or data formats supported by a certain system * Native language, the language(s) a person has learned from birth * Native metal, any metal that is found in its metallic form, either pure or as an alloy, in nature * Native species, a species whose presence in a region is the result of only natural processes Other uses * Northeast Arizona Technological Institute of Vocational Education (NATIVE), a technology school district in the Arizona portion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
