In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper - Lawrence Block (ed)

Written by Lawrence Block (ed)
Read by Ensemble cast
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Release date: December 6, 2016
Duration: 09:46:09

In a truly unprecedented literary achievement by author and editor Lawrence Block, this newly-commissioned anthology of seventeen superbly-crafted stories, each inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper.

Contributors include Stephen King,
Joyce Carol Oates,
Robert Olen Butler,
Michael Connelly,
Megan Abbott,
Craig Ferguson,
Nicholas Christopher,
Jill D. Block,
Joe R. Lansdale,
Justin Scott,
Kris Nelscott
Warren Moore,
Jonathan Santlofer,
Jeffery Deaver,
Lee Child,
and Lawrence Block himself.

Even Gail Levin, Hopper’s biographer and compiler of his catalogue raisonee, appears with her own first work of fiction, providing a true account of art theft on a grand scale and told in the voice of the country preacher who perpetrated the crime.

Each of the 17 authors anthologized here took on a different Hopper painting from which to create a compelling, noir-laced story. A delightful range of works emerges, from the ironically funny tale of the ganja-smoking retired minister to the revenge story in which an abusive stalker falls into the perfect setup and the magic realism of a Basque family whose members need the ocean in order to live–and die. Many of the narrations are artful, deepening the poignancy and terror the authors invest in their characters and plots. Art historian Gail Levine’s first fiction appears here, beautifully realized by George Newbern, while Carrington MacDuffie wrings every bit of twisted American culture from “Still Life, 1931,” by Kris Nelscott. A fine crossover listen for short story fans, Hopper fans, and noir enthusiasts. F.M.R.G. � AudioFile 2016