A country where there is no death
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Stephen Vincent Benet is a classic of American literature, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and a member of the brilliant generation that gave us Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Faulkner. As a master of the paradoxically ironic short story, he is undoubtedly a follower of O. Henry, often using historical, folkloric, and fantastical plots. For him, the distant and recent past is presented as a living realm of fantasy. Here, on the American frontier, themes from ancient mythology play out. The US Secretary of State can compete in court with the devil himself for the soul of a neighboring farmer, a retired French artillery major can fantasize about world conquest at the spa, a visiting European celebrity can conduct with his tail, a barefoot saint can renounce her name, and an Irish leprechaun can help build a railroad...
The story "The Devil and Daniel Webster" has been adapted for the screen several times: in 1941, William Dieterle's Oscar-winning film was released, and the 2004 version marked Alec Baldwin's directorial debut. The story "The Weeping Wives" formed the basis for Stanley Donen's celebrated film musical "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1954), which was nominated for five Oscars and won one.
"The Country Where There Is No Death" is the most comprehensive collection of S. V. Bene's works in the world: it includes all of his original collections, one novel, and a number of short stories that had not previously been included in collections.
The story "The Devil and Daniel Webster" has been adapted for the screen several times: in 1941, William Dieterle's Oscar-winning film was released, and the 2004 version marked Alec Baldwin's directorial debut. The story "The Weeping Wives" formed the basis for Stanley Donen's celebrated film musical "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1954), which was nominated for five Oscars and won one.
"The Country Where There Is No Death" is the most comprehensive collection of S. V. Bene's works in the world: it includes all of his original collections, one novel, and a number of short stories that had not previously been included in collections.
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- All books in the series Foreign Literature. Large Books