by Sam Shepard · Robert Laffont · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782221084984
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«Balades au paradis» is Sam Shepard's collection of short stories, published by Robert Laffont in paperback (297 pages, in French).
The collection brings together stories ranging from snapshots of a childhood in 1950s California to the diaries of an actor on location, including tales of seduction in the South Dakota desert. Shepard's prose portrays characters and landscapes of rural America.
French translation of the original work «Cruising Paradise: Tales», published under the Pavillons imprint of Robert Laffont.
For readers of short fiction and American literary narrative interested in the work of Sam Shepard.
Samuel Shepard Rogers III was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, author and musician whose career spanned half a century. He wrote 58 plays and several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs. His accolades include the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Drama Desk Award, the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award, and a record 10 Obie Awards. He was nominated for two Tony Awards, an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994. The New York magazine described Shepard as "the greatest American playwright of his generation."
