Playboy Stories: The Best of Forty Years of Short Fiction

by Alice K. Turner

An anthology of short stories that originally appeared in Playboy magazine presents tales by Bashevis Singer, Gordimer, Garci+a7a Ma+a7rquez, Nabokov, Borges, Malamud, Shaw, Updike, Tom McGuane, Corraghessan Boyle, and others. 25,000 first printing. $15,000 ad/promo.

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories

624 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Ludmilla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bendeki baskı Çiviyazıları'ndan çıkmış ve 386 sayfa. İçindeki öyküler:

Borges - Öteki
James Baldwin - Çocuk Adam
Roald Dahl - Güzel bir Oğul
Kerouac - İyiliksever Sarışın
Marquez - Boğulmuşların En Yakışıklısı
Bradbury - Havanın Durgun Olduğu Bir Mevsimde
Roth - Bana Göre Bir Aktörün Yaşamı
Irwin Shaw - Her Şeyin Bilge ve Adil Olduğu Yer
Updike - Ölüyorum Mısır, Ölüyorum
Oates - Saul Bird Diyor ki: Anlat! İlet! Özgür Bırak!
Paul Theroux- Beyaz Yalanlar
Norman Mailer - Büyücü Davası
K. LeGuin - Havayı Özgürleştirmek

En iyi bulduklarımı koyu renkle işaretledim. Genel olarak keyifli bir okuma. .Ve Baldwin'in öyküsü okuduğum en ürpertici ve etkileyici öykülerden biri.

[Catarina Stella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obviously not all are 5 stars. They are a cool breeze for when I’m drying up like a lizard in the sun. And it’s useful for discovering new authors

[J. Joan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read MOST of the short stories, but not all. It was an interesting collection, one from each year over the 40 years since Playboy started publishing original works, featuring famous authors like Roald Dahl, Nabokov, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, etc. Some were blatantly about sexual experiences, but most were just interesting short stories capturing intense moments in time. It's an interesting read, and teaches a lot about history too, as you read what's acceptable or not for Playboy reading through the years.

[Drew Weatherton · Rating 3 out of 5]

I listened to this for the Michael Crichton short story, which was good. I was pleased to find several other interesting short stories as well, including an extra chapter to Catch 22 that the author originally intended to include in that book.

[John Devlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many highly memorable stories written with the razor edge of Playboy for its testerone filled readers.

[Ademption · Rating 5 out of 5]

The five stars are based squarely on Bernard Malamud's "Naked Nude," John Updike's "I am dying, Egypt, dying", and Charles Beaumont's "Black Country." The rest of the book was a solid four stars.

[Josh Shelton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of big names and a wide range of styles. Hints of the sexism you'd expect from the times... plus a little extra- no big surprise considering the nature of the publication. Sadly, no pictures.

[Hyo Jung · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliant short stories! It still works for creators.

[Leah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't really care for these stories, even though this was highly recommended to me.

[Coelo12 · Rating 4 out of 5]

wunderful!!!