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A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by Joseph Cornell

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Convergence - for the birds
the blackbird whistling
a great book for Cornell fans
Inspiring! IÂ'm getting this book for everyone I know!
Whoa

A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by Joseph Cornell
John Burghardt , Mary Caponegro , Lydia Davis , Robert Pinsky , Erik Anderson Reece , Paul West , Diane Williams , Ann Lauterbach , Diane Ackerman , Siri Hustvedt , Barry Lopez , Joyce Carol Oates , Dale Peck , David Shields , Joseph Cornell , and John Yang
Manufacturer: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1891024221
Release Date: 2001-06-02

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Jonathan Safran Foer, acclaimed young author of Everything is Illuminated , fell in love with the work of Joseph Cornell while still a student at Princeton University and embarked on an ambitious project: to interest some of America's best known writers to create original fiction and poetry inspired by the boxed collages of this beloved artist. Beautifully designed and produced -- with over 20 tipped-on color plates, some of which are reprodcued here for the first time--this original literary anthology will please readers and art lovers alike

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Convergence - for the birds.......2003-07-13

I too am a big fan of Joseph Cornell, and this sort of new book, A Convergence of Birds, is one that I was eager to read. The first short story, Emory Bear Hands' Birds, by Barry Lopez is powerful and worthy of being placed in this anthology. But the rest of the collection, pa-tooey. Even the Joyce Carol Oates contribution is suspiciously unworthy of publication. The rest of the pieces, both the poetry and short stories, are simply stream of consciousness junk writing that should never have found publication anywhere, least of all, in this beautiful-looking tribute to Cornell. Perhaps there are writer snobs "out there" who claim to understand this stuff, but once again I'm afraid the emperor is wandering around looking for his underwear.

the blackbird whistling.......2002-01-24

I received this book from an old friend who I hadn't seen in nearly twenty years--she showed up unannounced, spent a few hours sitting in the sun, and then disappeared just as unexpectedly. I still don't know if she meant to leave the book behind, but I've decided that I won't give it up. Cornell's boxes have a strange beauty that seems to attract strange birds--deceptively simple, at first you barely realize how quickly you can slip into these lost, overlooked, forgotten worlds that seem to hum along according to an amusingly skewed logic. Many of the stories and poems show writers who've successfully crossed over and have sent back postcards filled with the fresh and unfamiliar voices of travellers far from home.

a great book for Cornell fans.......2001-07-28

With it's tipped in plates and beautiful end papers I think this book is a bibliophile's dream. Being a big fan of Cornell's work I was very impressed and pleased with the overall packaging, which I find to be quite lovely, and the quality of the writing. Finally I was really impressed when I found out that the editor put it all together while he was still in college. I think this is a great book for fans of Joseph Cornell's boxes.

Inspiring! IÂ'm getting this book for everyone I know!.......2001-07-27

I'm a huge Joseph Cornell fan, and own every book that has anything to do with him. This is the best! Not only are the images beautiful and plentiful (and many new to me), but the stories and poems are so unbelievably entertaining and different from one another. I've never seen a book quite like this one, and I'm going to give a copy to everyone I know!

Whoa.......2001-07-19

... I was so psyched when I first saw the book, but then I noticed that many of the contributors to it--famous though they may be--pretty much just handed in whatever they had in the bottom of their drawers for this collection. I don't know that for a fact, but it seems that way. The poems and stories in here are vapid, lacking any of the kind of creative formal risks that Cornell and his boxes are known. Add to this the fact that the editor included one of his own stories in the anthology (alongside the famous chaps) .... WAy over priced too, I'd say. I can't recommend it. The book offended me in fact.

A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by the Work of Joseph Cornell.(Review)(Brief Article): An article from: The Review of Contemporary Fiction

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A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by the Work of Joseph Cornell.(Review)(Brief Article): An article from: The Review of Contemporary Fiction
Peter Donahue
Manufacturer: Review of Contemporary Fiction
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from The Review of Contemporary Fiction, published by Review of Contemporary Fiction on June 22, 2001. The length of the article is 1472 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by the Work of Joseph Cornell.(Review)(Brief Article)
Author: Peter Donahue
Publication: The Review of Contemporary Fiction (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2001
Publisher: Review of Contemporary Fiction
Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Page: 167

Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article

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A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by Joseph Cornell - Limited Edition

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A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by Joseph Cornell - Limited Edition
Jonathan Safran Foer
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MUBDKE

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