More Than Somewhat

Fiction & Literature, Crime, Short Stories
Cover of the book More Than Somewhat by Damon Runyon, Read Books Ltd.
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Author: Damon Runyon ISBN: 9781446549087
Publisher: Read Books Ltd. Publication: April 16, 2013
Imprint: Willard Press Language: English
Author: Damon Runyon
ISBN: 9781446549087
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Publication: April 16, 2013
Imprint: Willard Press
Language: English

I have made this selection of Damon Runyon’s stories with the idea of showing as many aspects as possible of his narrative genius, ranging as they do from the most uproarious farce to such sadness as goes to the depths of the heart. The note of pathos is not often touched, it is true: when it is, it gains force from the contrast with its setting of quaint, unemotional, unconscious cynicism. If, after reading The Lily of St. Pierre in this book you do not agree with that judgment, then—as Runyon’s narrator would say—you must be such a guy as will never be moved by anything short of an earthquake.

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I have made this selection of Damon Runyon’s stories with the idea of showing as many aspects as possible of his narrative genius, ranging as they do from the most uproarious farce to such sadness as goes to the depths of the heart. The note of pathos is not often touched, it is true: when it is, it gains force from the contrast with its setting of quaint, unemotional, unconscious cynicism. If, after reading The Lily of St. Pierre in this book you do not agree with that judgment, then—as Runyon’s narrator would say—you must be such a guy as will never be moved by anything short of an earthquake.

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