Stanley Elkin was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. His extravagant, satirical fiction revolves around American consumerism, popular culture, and male-female relationships.
Awards: NBCC (1995) see all
Genres: Literary Fiction
Novels
Boswell (1964)
A Bad Man (1968)
The Dick Gibson Show (1971)
The Making of Ashenden (1972)
Alex and the Gypsy (1976)
aka The Bailbondsman
The Franchiser (1976)
The Living End (1979)
George Mills (1982)
The Magic Kingdom (1985)
The Rabbi of Lud (1987)
The Six Year-Old Man (1988)
The MacGuffin (1991)
Mrs. Ted Bliss (1995)
A Bad Man (1968)
The Dick Gibson Show (1971)
The Making of Ashenden (1972)
Alex and the Gypsy (1976)
aka The Bailbondsman
The Franchiser (1976)
The Living End (1979)
George Mills (1982)
The Magic Kingdom (1985)
The Rabbi of Lud (1987)
The Six Year-Old Man (1988)
The MacGuffin (1991)
Mrs. Ted Bliss (1995)
Collections
Criers and Kibitzers, Kibitzers and Criers (1967)
Eligible Men (1974)
Stanley Elkin's Greatest Hits (1980)
Early Elkin (1985)
Van Gogh's Room at Arles (1993)
Eligible Men (1974)
Stanley Elkin's Greatest Hits (1980)
Early Elkin (1985)
Van Gogh's Room at Arles (1993)
Series contributed to
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Stanley Elkin
100 Years of the Best American Short Stories (2015)
(Best American Short Stories)
edited by
Lorrie Moore and Heidi Pitlor
The Best American Short Stories of the Century (2008)
(Best American Short Stories)
edited by
Katrina Kenison and John Updike
More books
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Stanley Elkin recommends
Enchantment (1984)
Daphne Merkin
"Daphne Merkin's exquisitely written novel about a young woman who can't let go and who never learned to cut her losses is a supremely delicate and intelligent fiction . . . I quite admire the book."
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