White Tiger on Snow Mountain, David Gordon
White Tiger on Snow Mountain, David Gordon
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White Tiger on Snow Mountain
Stories

Author: David Gordon

Narrator: David Gordon

Unabridged: 7 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/28/2014

Synopsis

Thirteen hilarious, moving, and beautifully brutal stories by David Gordon, the award-winning author of Mystery Girl and The Serialist.In these funny, surprising, and touching stories, Gordon gets at the big stuff—art and religion, literature and madness, the supernatural, and the dark fringes of sexuality—in his own unique style, described by novelist Rivka Galchen as “Dashiell Hammett divided by Don DeLillo, to the power of Dostoyevsky—yet still pure David Gordon.”Gordon’s creations include ex-gangsters and terrifying writing coaches, Internet girlfriends and bogus memoirists, Chinatown ghosts, and vampires of Queens. “The Amateur” features a cafe encounter with a terrible artist who carries a mind-blowing secret. In the long, beautifully brutal title story, a man numbed by life finds himself flirting with and mourning lost souls in the purgatory of sex chatrooms. The result is both unflinching and hilarious, heartbreaking and life-affirming.

About David Gordon

David Gordon was born in New York City. He attended Sarah Lawrence College and holds an MA in English and Comparative Literature and an MFA in Writing, both from Columbia University, and has worked in film, fashion, publishing, and pornography. His first novel, The Serialist, won the VCU/Cabell First Novel Award and was a finalist for an Edgar Award. His work has also appeared in The Paris Review, Purple, and Fence, among other publications.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Glire on May 31, 2015

They say there are no coincidences, that nothing in this world truly happens by accident. So perhaps, deep down, i really meant to show my penis to my entire class. After all, that one seeming mistake began the adventure that changed my life. So... This book consists of thirteen short sto......more

Goodreads review by Bonnye Reed on May 01, 2017

XXX I won this book as a giveaway at Goodreads. I had not read David Gordon before, but his book sounded like something I would enjoy, with the sort of humor that I appreciate. And I was not disappointed. There was one story I skipped as a little too rank for me, but most were extremely funny and ju......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on January 02, 2015

An interesting but uneven book of short stories, some of which were better than others. I think I perhaps am not the target audience as the unrelentless darkness and perviness was just not for me. Also, there was a certain sameness to a number of the stories - unclear if this is because they are vag......more

Goodreads review by Davida on September 25, 2015

In this collection of 13 deeply personal short stories, David Gordon delves into both the absurd and the intense sides of being just what he is, a writer. Read my review of this lovely compilation of short stories here [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by hajin on April 15, 2020

i always say that i love short story collections because theyre like vine comps for your BRAIN, but I was not a fan!! some qualms: -references to asian culture/people always felt kind of fetishized or at least cliched -the narrator/protaganist felt like the same person in every story- was this intentio......more

Quotes

“Rip-roaring, imaginative...Gordon’s collection is filled with wild and funny stories.” —Publishers Weekly“Thirteen carefully crafted short stories about writers, renegades and other beautiful losers....Much like his two previous novels, Gordon’s collection is an offbeat mix of absurdist violence, sexual fantasy, literary experimentation and self-effacing humor....A bit of stylish enjoyment for readers willing to poke a bit of fun at both icons and iconoclasts.” —Kirkus Reviews“Gordon weaves together elements of noir-ish suspense, magic realism, and skewed romance to memorable effect…an impressive collection that will expand this writer’s audience and please those already familiar with his many gifts.” —Library Journal

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