- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (T); First Edition edition (November 1985)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0399131132
- ISBN-13: 978-0399131134
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14.7 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
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From Publishers Weekly
The mystery that attaches to the title of this collection of 15 short tales by the author of E.T. breathes through every story, from the seemingly straightforward "A Man Who Knew His Birds," in which an ornithologist is deceived by a mad old fellow whose throat brims with birdsong, to the title story itself, an exquisite evocation of the deflowering of an Arab virgin by her prince. She becomes the moon and he the heavens, moving in rhythm with each other. In between, the slangy middle-Americanisms of "Mr. Jones's Convention" convince the reader that the conventioneer is simply in the clutches of a big-city hookerwho turns out to be a hermaphrodite. Profundity, wit and lore scholarly and exotic jostle one other so provocatively that excitement informs every page, never more urgently than in "The Day Stokowski Saved the World," when two legless beggars propel themselves through the streets of New York and, unknown one to the other, suddenly stop singing their song of hope. These are tales that beg to be read. January 3
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
When a nomad suggests that in his solitary wandering he's lost touch with reality, his friend replies: "It is there one meets the First Angel of God." Kotzwinkle's nimble stories, traveling clear of psychosocial complexities, make charming small talk with that Angel. He can be amusingly clever, as when a hostile spaceship unhappily encounters the Bronx. He can be delicate and wistful, too, in his imagining of the last days of Correggio, the Renaissance painter; ominous, when he matches the last priest of an ancient pagan god with Middle Eastern terrorists; or downright numinous, as when a couple lose their way to C.G. Jung's grave. Not to mention elegantly crafty in a fairy tale of a Russian prince's ice palace; and simply breathtaking, as he spins an erotic wedding tale into a sacred cosmic myth. Kotzwinkle's narrative confections are surprising and compulsively readable. Jeff Clark, SUNY Coll. at Old Westbury Lib.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
rubio, July 25 1998
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This review is from: Jewel of the Moon (Hardcover)
The very best short stories i ever read beside brautigan s tokio montana express. A summary of funny, erotic, sometimes fairytail-like jewels of a mastermind. the stories are as freaky as the author himself. i would go nowhere without this book. i will read it and read it and read....
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Read these aloud!, April 12 2001
By drmdm - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Jewel of the Moon (Hardcover)
I had a radio drama show on a public radio station for five years and would vary scripted, acted radio dramas(live w/ music and foley artist or taped with sfx and music) with talented actors reading their favorite stories. I first read Jewel of the Moon ten years ago and received such a response that the local booksellers sold out. Later, as I have been asked to read at various events, I often select JEWEL OF THE MOON and insist that I'm last on the docket, as it has such an impact. Of course, some of this is from the way I've read it but the written artistry is all Kotzwinkle. I've often thought of creating an entire spoken story theatre piece around this particular story and taking it to Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it would shine. Gonna have to wait for the lottery sometime next year:> BUY THIS BOOK IF YOU CAN FIND IT!!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Jewel of the Moon, Dec 10 2009
By Tim Kenard - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Jewel of the Moon (Hardcover)
Nice mix of early? Kotzwinkle. For some reason I didn't realize that it was a collection of short stories but I did enjoy nearly all of them.
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