Some Trick
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| Author | Helen DeWitt |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | New Directions Publishing |
Publication date | 29 May 2018 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 9780811227827 |
Some Trick: Thirteen Stories, published in 2018, is a short story collection by American writer Helen DeWitt.[1]
Contents
[edit]- "Brutto"
- "My Heart Belongs to Bertie"
- "On the Town"
- "Remember Me"
- "Climbers"
- "Improvisation Is the Heart of Music"
- "Famous Last Words"
- "The French Style of Mlle Matsumoto"
- "Stolen Luck"
- "In Which Nick Buys a Harley"
- "Trevor"
- "Plantinga"
- "Entourage"
Reception
[edit]Some Trick was well received by critics, including starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly.[2][3] Kirkus noted that many of the stories illuminate "the backside or underside of creative work" and commended DeWitt's combination of "wide-ranging intellect" with humor and deeply human characters.[2] Publishers Weekly highlighted DeWitt's portrayals of "misunderstood genius" and her "disdain for those who seek to profit off of genius," and praised the collection's "astounding prose" and "thought-provoking stories."[3] The book also received reviews from The Atlantic,[4] Frieze,[5] Harper's Magazine,[6] Los Angeles Review of Books,[7] The Millions,[8] The New York Times,[9] NPR,[10] The Paris Review,[11] and SFGate.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Quinn, Annalisa (May 29, 2018). "'Some Trick' Takes On The Life Of The (Delightfully Irritable) Mind". NPR. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
- ^ a b "Some Trick". Kirkus Reviews. March 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ a b "Some Trick by Helen DeWitt". Publishers Weekly. March 5, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ Kirsch, Adam (June 25, 2018). "The Anguished Comedy of Helen DeWitt". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ Durbin, Andrew (March 12, 2018). "Helen DeWitt's Short Stories Seek Truth in Information". Frieze. No. 194. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ Dee, Jonathan (May 2018). "Walk Away". Harper's Magazine. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ McNamara, Nathan Scott (June 8, 2018). "Everything Was a Fake". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ Ridker, Andrew (May 31, 2018). "The Life of the Mind: On Helen DeWitt's 'Some Trick'". The Millions. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ Hoby, Hermione (June 1, 2018). "Mining the Madness of Pure Logic in Stories That Dazzle and Discomfit". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ Quinn, Annalisa (May 29, 2018). "'Some Trick' Takes On The Life Of The (Delightfully Irritable) Mind". NPR. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ Martin, Andrew (May 29, 2018). "Helen DeWitt Lacerates the Literary World by Andrew Martin". The Paris Review. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ Miller, Gregory Leon (June 7, 2018). "'Some Trick: Thirteen Stories,' by Helen DeWitt". SF Gate. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
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