This may be the most unusual love story in contemporary fiction—the love affair between an American writer and five great writers of the past. Daniel Stern reinvents six great literary works and puts his own signature on them in this imaginative collection of short stories. “The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud: A Story” has appeared in The O. Henry Prize Stories: 1987 and Best American Short Stories: 1987. “The Psychopathology of Everyday Life by Sigmund Freud: A Story” won the Paris Review’s John Train Humor Prize.
DANIEL STERN is the Cullen Distinguished Professor of English in the University of Houston's Creative Writing Program. He is the author of nine novels, two collections of sort stories, a play and several screenplays. He has won the Paris Review's John Train Humor Award, and the International Prix du Souvenir Award for Who Shall Live, Who Shall Die.
What Readers Are Saying:
A second collection of Stern's artful reinventions of classic works such as Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener." "The short form seems to be an ideal showcase for Stern's dramatic gifts: his flair for dialogue and scene crafting and talent for infusing satire with mercy." --New York Times Book Review
“. . . an outstanding short story collection for which Stern deserves much praise, enticing his audience with lively urban settings and characters whose flaws only make them more endearing. This collection is a must for short story enthusiasts. . . .” --Review of Texas Books
“Twice Told Tales marks a watershed in Stern’s work.” --Houston Chronicle