Bright Segments: The Complete Short Fiction

by James Sallis Narrated by Not Yet Available

Overview

For the first time ever, the complete short fiction of literary legend James Sallis is collected in one gorgeous
volume-a must-have holiday gift for the crime, mystery, or speculative fiction fan in your life.
Published over the six decades of Sallis's storied career, the complete collection contains 154 stories, 12 of
which are exclusive to this volume.
By all accounts, James Sallis is a multi-hyphenate, once-in-a-generation thinker-an innovator of multiple
genres, styles, and forms. Lit Hub has compared Sallis to contemporaries Don DeLillo and Thomas Pynchon.
While he is revered as a literary godfather of the crime and noir genres-his contributions including such works
Drive, now a cult-classic film, and his Lew Griffin series-he is equally respected among speculative
fiction practitioners for the work he began publishing in science fiction magazines in the 1960s. He is recognized
for his uncompromising craft, and for the poetry, philosophy, and empathy he imbues in each glittering moment.
Now, for the first time ever, Sallis's complete short fiction is collected in one gorgeous volume-a must-have
library addition for readers of speculative fiction and noir, and for writers of all genres.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for James Sallis

“The power of simplicity and the musical ring of truth as only Sallis can deliver it—as he has done bravely, consistently, for the last few decades.”
—Los Angeles Times

“James Sallis is one of our greatest living crime writers . . . Try to get his words, his stories, his people out of your head. Just try.”
—Laura Lippman, author of Lady in the Lake

“Sallis is a sure hand—characters and prose, of course, dialogue, too, but he is also a subtle weaver of plot, with the perfect level of push. His descriptions evoke a place more real than mere realism could render, and his people speak and sweat and live and die and it's all a great pleasure.”
—Daniel Woodrell, author of Winter’s Bone

“One of the most enjoyable and most important writers working today, James Sallis has quietly revolutionized an entire genre of literature.”
—Sara Gran, author of Come Closer

Product Details

BN ID:	2940192599327
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	11/12/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged