Bibliographical Description
87.09.W037: Chernoff – BOP
STORIES BY MAXINE CHERNOFF | BOP | VINTAGE CONTEMPORARIES | Vintage Books | A Division of Random House | New York
64 leaves, pp. [6] 9-126 [4]
Pagination note: Although the first numbered page is “9”, there are only 6 pages (3 leaves) preceding it
First Vintage Contemporaries Edition, September 1987
Contents: π1a author photo with blurbs, π1b blank, π2a title, π2b imprint, π3a contents, π3b dedication, 9-126 BOP: 9-12 ‘THE SPIRIT | OF GIVING’, 13-29 ‘BOP’, 30-39 ‘INFINKS’, 40-48 ‘THAT SUMMER’, 49-54 ‘PHANTOM | PLEASURE’, 55-64 ‘DEGAN DYING’, 65-80 ‘DON’T SEND POEMS, | SEND MONEY’, 81-94 ‘HEROES’, 95-104 ‘THE HILLS | OF ANDORRA’, 105-109 ‘TWO TIMES TWO’, 110-118 ‘ENOUGH’, 119-126 ‘RESPECT | FOR THE DEAD’; χ1a about the author, χ1b blank, χ2a Vintage Contemporaries order form, χ2b Vintage Contemporaries list.
Cover design by Lorraine Louie; cover illustration by Rick Lovell; interior author photo by Carole Harmel.
Copyright: © 1986 ISBN: 0-394-75522-7. Price: $5.95. BOP was first published by Coffee House Press 1986.
Copies: JDP 1.1
Blurbs
- (front cover) Chernoff’s stories have the wise, witty, wonderful heart of 1950s popular songs….A brilliant book. – Jayne Anne Phillips
- In twelve beautifully articulated stories Maxine Chernoff’s characters seek explanations for many of life’s circumstances. Products of a dwindling counterculture, they find very little has gone the way they planned, but they are able, and sometimes even joyful, improvisers. Chernoff employs a range of narrative techniques as she explores cultural totems and examines the irrational fears and faltering marriages of her highly individual, if not eccentric, characters. / Chernoff’s sympathetic sense of humor and marvelous ear for the rhythms of contemporary dialogue distinguish the stories in this most impressive debut collection.
- Maxine Chernoff has an eye for detail that is simultaneously sharp and compassionate. BOP is generous with its moments of recognition and pleasure. – Francine Prose, The New York Times Book Review