Word: yourgrau
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...excerpts may give an idea of the book's surrealistic character, but one has to read it to experience the full randomness of his prose. Some of the stories seem to hint at some theme or another, but more often the events in a particular story seem like the Yourgrau chose them at random, just to see how ridiculous his story could...
Stories by Barry Yourgrau...
...Yourgrau did not intend to make A man Jumps Out of an Airplane profound or give answers to "modern problems." Instead, the book provides a release from the real world by plunging the reader into a world where anything can--and does--happen...
Even more appealing about the book is the freedom that Yourgrau's style allows the reader. Its division into small frames lets the reader pick up the book and enjoy a brief escape into the imaginary world of the book--however long that moment...
...should commend Yourgrau for his powerful, descriptive voice. What he lacks in coherent thought processes he easily makes up for in the colorful and precise language he uses on every page. The reader can always envision the picture the author tries to sketch, though he seldom understands its meaning...