Description: "Often funny, sometimes disturbing...Mr. Coen has sounded the jagged dissonance of the American experience." - Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times In Gates of Eden, the co-creator of such films as Fargo and Blood Simple delivers blackly humorous and often unsettling vignettes...All the Coen brother's trademarks are here...funny...compelling stories." - USA Today "A distincitive voice and an offbeat worldview...All of these stories take place in Coen Brothers Land, a parallel universe similar to our own--except it's weirder, funnier, and better edited." - New York Times Book Review "The discriminating viewer who enjoyed [Coen's] distinctive and quirky films will like the equally unconventional Gates of Eden. Coen delights in juxtaposing tone, character, and settin to comic and chilling effect." - Washington Post "Hilarious...wittily absurd...entirely appealing." - Publishers Weekly "A thoroughyl enjoyable collection of stories filled with [Coen's] trademark snappy dialogue and casual gore." - Harper's Bazaar "At once addictively grotesque and infectiously heartwarming...Coen's characters are infused with palpable energy and vivid quirks. From the sagas of a mischievous kid to a man who gets paradise ripped out from under him, his portraits are as sharp on paper as on film. Even the darkest personal moments radiate moxie, soul, and humor." - Elle "Engaging...passionate...entertaining." - Booklist "Coen's stories are clever, eccentrically funny, and uniquely twisted...the writing is strong and effective...Highly recommended." - Library Journal "The deadpan, playfully grave tone throughout...is amusingly consistent." - Kirkus Reviews

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