University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008 Paper: 978-0-8229-6287-8 | eISBN: 978-0-8229-9112-0 | Cloth: 978-0-8229-4356-3 Library of Congress Classification PS3622.A725O98 2008 Dewey Decimal Classification 813.6
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
WINNER OF THE 2008 DRUE HEINZ LITERATURE PRIZE
Selected by Scott Turow
Feeling distanced from her friends and family, middle-aged divorcée Caitlin Drury is encouraged by her daughter to express her feelings in a diary, but she is hesitant: “I feel lonely she wrote, then crossed it out. She didn't like the idea of someone coming along later to read her journal, finding out she felt lonely." “Like That,” and other stories from Anthony Varallo's new collection Out Loud give voice to the disconnections of family and relationships, and the silent emotions that often speak louder than words.
In “The Walkers,” we follow a couple on their daily trek through a bedroom community, where they partially glimpse their neighbors' lives, longing for inclusion. Yet their insular lifestyle ensures that they deal with people only on the surface--without learning the truth of their problems.
Out Loud tells of longings for meaningful expression and the complexities and escapism of human interactions that keep us from these truths. Varallo uses the trials of youth and remembrances of the past, the rituals and routines of the everyday, the interactions of family, friends, teachers, and neighbors to peel away the layers of language and actions we use to shield ourselves.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Anthony Varallo is assistant professor of English at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. His first short story collection This Day in History, won the 2005 John Simmons Short Fiction Award. The recipient of an NEA Fellowship, Varallo's stories have appeared in Gettysburg Review, New England Review, Epoch, and Harvard Review, among other publications.
REVIEWS
“The stories in Out Loud are just awfully damn good. They are the work of a very talented and accomplished writer. The book is even greater than the sum of its parts.”
—Scott Turow
“Varallo says his stories are driven by a love of ordinary life, yet the 14 stories in this collection are anything but ordinary . . . A beautifully written collection filled with the familiar. We understand these characters because they are our friends, our children, and ourselves. In this extraordinary collection, we see ordinary life.”
—Mid-American Review
”Varallo takes simple situations and creates larger truths.” —Library Journal
TABLE OF CONTENTS
<Varallo, Contents>
<p. vii, no folio, p. viii, cont'd or blank>
Contents
In the Age of Automobiles 000
The Walkers 000
Out Loud 000
Toro 000
Parade Rest 000
The Summer He Was Seven 000
The Fall of Rome 000
The French Girls 000
Like That 000
The Girl at the Station 000
Leaving the Movies 000
Family Debates, 1976-1983 000
Kin, Kind 000
The Island 000
Acknowledgments 000
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University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008 Paper: 978-0-8229-6287-8 eISBN: 978-0-8229-9112-0 Cloth: 978-0-8229-4356-3
WINNER OF THE 2008 DRUE HEINZ LITERATURE PRIZE
Selected by Scott Turow
Feeling distanced from her friends and family, middle-aged divorcée Caitlin Drury is encouraged by her daughter to express her feelings in a diary, but she is hesitant: “I feel lonely she wrote, then crossed it out. She didn't like the idea of someone coming along later to read her journal, finding out she felt lonely." “Like That,” and other stories from Anthony Varallo's new collection Out Loud give voice to the disconnections of family and relationships, and the silent emotions that often speak louder than words.
In “The Walkers,” we follow a couple on their daily trek through a bedroom community, where they partially glimpse their neighbors' lives, longing for inclusion. Yet their insular lifestyle ensures that they deal with people only on the surface--without learning the truth of their problems.
Out Loud tells of longings for meaningful expression and the complexities and escapism of human interactions that keep us from these truths. Varallo uses the trials of youth and remembrances of the past, the rituals and routines of the everyday, the interactions of family, friends, teachers, and neighbors to peel away the layers of language and actions we use to shield ourselves.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Anthony Varallo is assistant professor of English at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. His first short story collection This Day in History, won the 2005 John Simmons Short Fiction Award. The recipient of an NEA Fellowship, Varallo's stories have appeared in Gettysburg Review, New England Review, Epoch, and Harvard Review, among other publications.
REVIEWS
“The stories in Out Loud are just awfully damn good. They are the work of a very talented and accomplished writer. The book is even greater than the sum of its parts.”
—Scott Turow
“Varallo says his stories are driven by a love of ordinary life, yet the 14 stories in this collection are anything but ordinary . . . A beautifully written collection filled with the familiar. We understand these characters because they are our friends, our children, and ourselves. In this extraordinary collection, we see ordinary life.”
—Mid-American Review
”Varallo takes simple situations and creates larger truths.” —Library Journal
TABLE OF CONTENTS
<Varallo, Contents>
<p. vii, no folio, p. viii, cont'd or blank>
Contents
In the Age of Automobiles 000
The Walkers 000
Out Loud 000
Toro 000
Parade Rest 000
The Summer He Was Seven 000
The Fall of Rome 000
The French Girls 000
Like That 000
The Girl at the Station 000
Leaving the Movies 000
Family Debates, 1976-1983 000
Kin, Kind 000
The Island 000
Acknowledgments 000
REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE
If you are a student who cannot use this book in printed form, BiblioVault may be able to supply you
with an electronic file for alternative access.
Please have the accessibility coordinator at your school fill out this form.
It can take 2-3 weeks for requests to be filled.
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC | REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE