In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper

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Edward Hopper is surely the greatest American narrative painter His work bears special resonance for writers and readers, and yet his paintings never tell a story so much as they invite viewers to find for themselves the untold stories within So says Lawrence Block, who has invited seventeen outstanding writers to join him in an unprecedented anthology of brand new stories In Sunlight or In Shadow The results are remarkable and range across all genres, wedding literary excellence to storytelling savvy.Contributors include Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Olen Butler, Michael Connelly, Megan Abbott, Craig Ferguson, Nicholas Christopher, Jill D Block, Joe R Lansdale, Justin Scott, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Warren Moore, Jonathan Santlofer, Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, and Lawrence Block himself Even Gail Levin, Hopper s biographer and compiler of his catalogue raison e, appears with her own first work of fiction, providing a true account of art theft on a grand scale and told in the voice of the country preacher who perpetrated the crime.In a beautifully produced anthology as befits such a collection of acclaimed authors, each story is illustrated with a quality full color reproduction of the painting that inspired it. Read In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper – kino-fada.fr Don t you hate it when you re hoping for great and get merely pretty good instead I was really excited about this going in Lawrence Block edited a collection of short stories in which each one was based on an Edward Hopper painting, and the writers include some of my favorites like Stephen King, Megan Abbott, and Joe Lansdale as well as many other publishing heavyweights What s not to like Sad...Short stories hold a power that longer works of fiction do not have the advantage of they can pack a hard punch that ll knock your socks off in mere minutes, spilling uplifting joy, heart wrenching pain or newly provoked thought from readers all in one fell swoop This, of course, is because they are so muchconcentrated than their longer counterparts, doing away with excess prose and condensing the narrative arc into a matter of pages rather than chapters For this reason, some of my favo Short stories hold a power that longer works of fiction do not have the advantage of they can pack a hard punch that ll knock your socks off in mere minutes, spilling uplifting joy, heart wrenching pain or newly provoked thought from readers all in one fell swoop This, of course, is because they are so muchconcentrated than their longer counterparts, doing away with excess prose and condensing the narrative arc into a matter of pages rather than chapters For this reason, some of my favorite reads the most thought provoking and resonating reads of all time have been short stories, and I sought this out here, within this collection, to continue that tradition for me However, In Sunlight or in Shadow seemed prepared to offer up nothing but the latter, with the few glimmers of entertainment here so weak and sporadic that it was like the sun never quite pushed through the blinds Story after story were mind numbingly dull and unmemorable In reading through this ...In Sunlight or in Shadow has an intriguing premise Within you will find short stories based upon the paintings of Edward Hopper One doesn t need to be familiar with Hopper s work to enjoy this book Each tale is prefaced with information about the author and an image of the painting on which the story was based These were my favorites SOIR BLEU based on the painting below by Robert Olen Butler I m a horror fan and this story features a creepy clown How could I go wrong The best part of In Sunlight or in Shadow has an intriguing premise Within you will find short stories based upon the paintings of Edward Hopper One doesn t need to be familiar with Hopper s work to enjoy this book Each tale is prefaced with information about the author and an image of the painting on which the story was based These were my favorites SOIR BLEU based on the painting below by Robert Olen Butler I m a horror fan and this story features a creepy clown How could I go wrong The best part of this one was the tricky way in which it was told TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS by Craig FergusonYes, you read that right It s THE Craig Ferguson...5 Superb Oh, how intriguing If you ve ever seen any Edward Hopper paintings, you ll understand how evocative they are of time, place, situation a peek at somebody s private moment where you re longing to eavesdrop It s impossible not to wonder about them Block puts it this wayHopper was neither an i...Edward Hopper, who s he That was my initial reaction on opening up this anthology But I d loved the idea of a collection of short stories written by established writers, gathered together by one of my favourite scribes, Lawrence Block I was soon to find out that Hopper s paintings have quality that would draw me in They are voyeuristic views of a lone person in a room or maybe a small disjointed group sitting in a diner or just a view of rooftops from a window They re simple but suggestive Edward Hopper, who s he That was my initial reaction on opening up this anthology But I d loved the idea of a collection of short stories written by established writers, gathered together by one of my favourite scribes, Lawrence Block I was soon to find out that Hopper s paintings have quality that would draw me in They are voyeuristic views of a lone person in a room or maybe a small disjointed group sitting in a diner or just a view of rooftops from a window They re simple but suggestive of something there s an unspoken narrative there and if you look closely at them you see, in the faces of his people, loneliness or regret or resignation They imply a tale not told.Well, here the tale is told, or at least a tale is told Each writer chose a picture and wrote a piece inspired by it The writers include such luminaries as Michael Connelly, Steven King, ...This is a wonderfully produced book with a totally interesting concept To quote some of the dust jacket In A Beautifully produced anthology as benefits such a collection of acclaimed authors, each story is illustrated with a full color reproduction of the painting that inspired it If one is not familure with the paintings of Edward Hopper than this is a great opportunity to become so, without shelling out some big bucks for an art book.I have to be honest, I was not familure with all of the This is a wonderfully produced book with a totally interesting concept To quote some of the dust jacket In A Beautifully produced anthology as benefits such a collection of acclaimed authors, each story is illustrated with a full color reproduction of the painting that inspired it If one is not familure with the paintings of Edward Hopper than this is a great opportunity to become so, without shelling out some big bucks for an art book.I have to be honest, I was not familure with all of the authors represented in this anthology Yet with authors high on my enjoyment list, this book was a need to have And of course I took a non linear approach to reading this book, by reading those authors I especially liked first All anthologies and stories are totally subjective as to if you like them or not, what is a delicacy to one could be vile to another...The idea behind this book is superb A selection of colored plates featuring Edward Hopper paintings are accompanied by the stories they inspired from famous writers The stories range from noir to the everyday to the supernatural Some actually seemlike character stu...First off I really liked the idea this book is based on To whit a bunch of writers were given a picture painted by Edward Hopper and based a short story around it Now Hopper is one of my favorite American artists and has some gorgeous paintings The famous Nighthawks Room in New York City Rooms by the Sea Eleven A.M.So I was pretty excited to see what sort of stories these paintings could inspire and, for the most part, was not disappointed As with every anthology there will be good stories and First off I really liked the idea this book is based on To whit a bunch of writers were given a picture painted by Edward Hopper and based a short story around it Now Hopper is one of my favorite American artists and has some gorgeous paintings The famous Nighthawks Room in New York City Rooms by the Sea Eleven A.M.So I was pretty excited to see what sort of stories these paintings could inspire and, for the most part, was not disappointed As with every anthology there will be good stories and bad ones, and this book was no excep...Paintings by realist American artist Edward Hopper are the inspiration for this anthology of short stories by 17 different authors Hopper s paintings show deep contrasts of light and shadows, some near the sea and others in the city Figures tend to be solitary or uncommunicative couples They are quiet, introspective, and possibly troubled While the chosen paintings don t actually tell a story, they invite the viewer or the short story writer to imagine what could be happening.I enjoyed alm Paintings by realist American artist Edward Hopper are the inspiration for this anthology of short stories by 17 different authors Hopper s paintings show deep contrasts of light and shadows, some near the sea and others in the city Figures tend to be solitary or uncommunicative cou...3.5 stars rounded up In Sunlight or in Shadow is an intriguing collection of short stories by several authors well known and unknown alike , all inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper I, admittedly, was not very aware of of Edward Hopper before reading this book As it turns out, I was familiar with his painting Nighthawks, as I m sure most folks are If you re not sure about it, run over to Google and see I ll wait okay, you re back Cool While I love that painting, it s not my 3.5 stars rounded up In Sunlight or in Shadow is an intriguing collection of short stories by several authors well known and unknown alike , all inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper I, admittedly, was not very aware of of Edward Hopper before reading this book As it turns out, I was familiar with his painting Nighthawks, as I m sure most folks are If you re not sure about it, run over to Google and see I ll wait okay, you re back Cool While I love that painting, it s not my favorite in the book I think that sof a testament to Hopper s artistry than anything else This is an interesting project that largely works My favorites stories are Jill D Block s The Story of Caroline , Nicholas Christopher s Rooms by the Sea , Craig Ferguson s Taking Care of Business , Stephen King s The Music Room , Joe R Lansdale s The Projectionist , Warren Moore s Office at Night , and Jonathan Santlofer s Night Windows All those are solid 5 star stories the ones I didn t mention are a smattering ...

In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper
  • English
  • 24 May 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 278 pages
  • 1681772450
  • Lawrence Block
  • In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper