Decapitated heads give us their final thoughts in 62 very short stories from Pulitzer Prize–winner Butler (Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, , etc.).The author’s previous collection, Had a Good Time (), also had an overarching premise, but inventing the life experiences behind postcard texts isn’t nearly as bizarre as his launching pad here. · Robert Olen Butler has inspired writers in many ways over many years: via webcasts, workshops, lectures, readings, in manuals, and by the example of his work. "Severance" is the latest distillation of his talent and creative wit, served up for us as a gruesome but gorgeous imagining and garnished with bookmaking craft excellence.5/5(4). In Severance, Robert Olen Butler combines two seemingly unrelated ideas: first, that consciousness lasts for one and a half minutes after decapitation, and second, that people speak at a rate of words per minute when in a heightened state of emotion/5.
Book: Severance. Author: Robert Olen Butler. Why I Consider This Book Odd: This book has an absolutely lunatic premise. It is said that a decapitated head can remain in a state of consciousness for 90 seconds. In heightened states of emotion or agitation, people can speak at the rate of words per minute. Severance, Robert Olen Butler's new collection of stories, is an odd and disturbing book. The premise for each story are the last thoughts, the last recollections, of people who have been. Robert Olen Butler: Severance. Published on Febru in Reviews. By Lucie Horáková. Book designed by Brooke Johnson for Chronicle Books; Photo by Dominika Sirná. Butler's Severance is an unexpected take on the format of a short story collection. It contains sixty one very short texts that all adhere to some rather specific rules.
Robert Olen Butler has inspired writers in many ways over many years: via webcasts, workshops, lectures, readings, in manuals, and by the example of his work. "Severance" is the latest distillation of his talent and creative wit, served up for us as a gruesome but gorgeous imagining and garnished with bookmaking craft excellence. Severance: Stories by Robert Olen Butler. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, , Severance: Stories by Robert Olen Butler Seller Ergodebooks Published Condition Used:Good ISBN Item Price $.
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