The View from the Seventh Layer
 Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Kevin Brockmeier |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short stories |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
Publication date | March 18, 2008 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 288 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0375425301 |
The View from the Seventh Layer is a collection of 13 short stories by American author Kevin Brockmeier.[1][2] The stories' genres include fables, science fiction, fairy tales, and a choose-your-own-adventure story.[3] Each of the stories ties to the theme of considering big life questions through ordinary characters and ordinary problems.[1]
Stories
[edit]- A Fable Ending in the Sound of a Thousand Parakeets
- The View from the Seventh Layer
- The Lives of the Philosophers
- The Year of Silence
- A Fable with a Photograph of a Glass Mobile on the Wall
- Father John Melby and the Ghost of Amy Elizabeth
- The Human Soul as a Rube Goldberg Device: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Story
- The Lady with the Pet Tribble
- A Fable Containing a Reflection the Size of a Match Head in Its Pupil
- Home Videos
- The Air Is Full of Little Holes
- Andrea Is Changing Her Name
- A Fable with Slips of White Paper Spilling from the Pockets
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lloyd McMichael, Barbara (March 28, 2008). "Pondering the big stuff in "The View from the Seventh Layer"". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ Stoehr, John (July 16, 2008). "BOOK REVIEW: The View from the Seventh Layer". Charleston City Paper. Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ Darda, Joe (April 2, 2009). ""The View from the Seventh Layer": Diverse collection of imaginative short fiction". The Daily of the University of Washington. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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