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People in Glass Houses - Shirley Hazzard

By Shirley Hazzard

Release Date: 2004-10-01

Genre: Literary Fiction

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A parody of the United Nations in eight storiesfrom the National Book Award–winning author of The Great Fire

Only those who keep their wit and affections about them will survive the mass conditioning of the Organization, where confusion solemnly rules and conformity is king. As in our world itself, humanity prevails in the courage, love, and laughter of singular spirit—of men and women for whom life is an adventure no Organization can quell, and whose souls remain their own.

"A brilliant comedy on a large and serious theme." —The Saturday Review

"Places her on a high ground between Katherine Mansfield and Evelyn Waugh." —The New York Times

"It stings and alarms . . . Hazzard's strength lies in her coolness, her modesty, and her understatement." —The Times (London)

"The comedy, irony, and pathos generated by the conflict between bureaucratic form and human content are beautifully rendered." —Dwight Macdonald

"This collection of eight short stories is a masterpiece of observation which clearly demonstrates the author's perceptive wit." —Spike Magazine

People in Glass Houses - Shirley Hazzard

By Shirley Hazzard

Release Date: 2004-10-01

Genre: Literary Fiction

(0 ratings)
Read Download
A parody of the United Nations in eight storiesfrom the National Book Award–winning author of The Great Fire

Only those who keep their wit and affections about them will survive the mass conditioning of the Organization, where confusion solemnly rules and conformity is king. As in our world itself, humanity prevails in the courage, love, and laughter of singular spirit—of men and women for whom life is an adventure no Organization can quell, and whose souls remain their own.

"A brilliant comedy on a large and serious theme." —The Saturday Review

"Places her on a high ground between Katherine Mansfield and Evelyn Waugh." —The New York Times

"It stings and alarms . . . Hazzard's strength lies in her coolness, her modesty, and her understatement." —The Times (London)

"The comedy, irony, and pathos generated by the conflict between bureaucratic form and human content are beautifully rendered." —Dwight Macdonald

"This collection of eight short stories is a masterpiece of observation which clearly demonstrates the author's perceptive wit." —Spike Magazine

More by Shirley Hazzard

The Great Fire

The Bay of Noon

Collected Stories

The Evening of the Holiday

The Ancient Shore

We Need Silence to Find Out What We Think

Greene on Capri

People in Glass Houses

Cliffs of Fall

Expatriates of No Country

El trĂĄnsito de Venus

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