- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Pantheon Books (Mar 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0679442677
- ISBN-13: 978-0679442677
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,509,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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n these eight stories, Charles Baxter displays once again "the ability to orchestrate the details of day-to-day reality into surprising patterns of revelation and the knack for describing the fleeting moments that indelibly define a life" (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times). Believers powerfully reaffirms Baxter's standing as a true contemporary master of the short story.
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the stories in this book are meant to be savored. Every character and event is deeply engaging and somehow exactly right. There's something on every page which will surprise or amaze you and make you have an uncanny feeling that the author is voicing your next thought. Chances are you will recognize a bit of yourself or someone you know in each of his characters. Reading "Believers" or any of Charles Baxter's books is a true pleasure; once discovered, they are sure to be among your favorites.
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Until a long-awaited follow-up proves me wrong, "Believers" is Charles Baxter's finest collection of short fiction. Many writers choose similar themes as Baxter -- midwestern life, midlife romance, middle-distance observation -- but none, in my reading, handle the short fiction form with such aplomb and dexterity, making it look easy. The novella in this collection that gives it its name is outstanding, insofar as it grapples with such enormous themes of trust, belief and the mystery of people in the number of pages it does. Until we get another novel or short fiction collection from C. Baxter, there is the rereading of these stories, a thoroughly enjoyable and edifying experience.
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Great stories--really moving, plus funny. Just a great relaxing, funny, moving read for traveling or curling up on a rainy day.
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An American Master Outdoes Himself
What makes Charles Baxter's stories beautiful, beyond the understated brilliance of the words he finds to tell them, is the deep respect and sympathy he obviously feels for his... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 1998
Ambitious new collection by underrated American master.
Charles Baxter is a writer's writer; his prose is dazzlingly precise, his dialogue is unerringly sharp, and his themes are big: God, love, and the loss of both. Read more
Published on 11 April 1997
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