The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven

A Novella and Stories

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Pub Date Nov 10 2015 | Archive Date Feb 10 2016

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A spirited collection of stories revealing the extremes of the human experience from the author of The Ice Storm

In his first story collection, Rick Moody provides readers with a poignant, brazenly honest glimpse into the lives of a wide array of characters, from a paranoid husband obsessively listening in on his wife’s phone calls to the junkies and sex addicts of New York City’s underworld. Whether they’re grasping for connection or struggling to survive in a dismal and indifferent environment, these individuals’ haunting voices and the evocative worlds they inhabit make for a diverse and powerful volume.

Experimenting with form—one story is told as a term paper, another as an annotated bibliography—Moody demonstrates the vast range of his fascinations and talents, as well as his arresting command of language. Candid depictions of contemporary society and the inner-workings of distinctive characters’ minds bring these inquisitive, heartrending, and at times undeniably funny accounts to life.
A spirited collection of stories revealing the extremes of the human experience from the author of The Ice Storm

In his first story collection, Rick Moody provides readers with a poignant, brazenly...

Advance Praise

“Intense and unnerving . . . A narcotizing tour-de-force of sex, drugs, and dementia.” —Vanity Fair

“Consistently inventive . . . A considerable achievement.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Wonderful prose . . . Moody’s language pushes and pulls boundaries; it avoids and seeks intimacy, with the same insistence, terror, and self-consciousness as Moody’s protagonists.” —The Boston Globe

“A striking collection by a stylish writer. Mr. Moody is a rare type of author who can entertain by working rock ’n’ roll, Star Trek, and Jacques Derrida into a single story and not appear labored in doing so.” —The Washington Times

“Intense and unnerving . . . A narcotizing tour-de-force of sex, drugs, and dementia.” —Vanity Fair

“Consistently inventive . . . A considerable achievement.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Wonderful...


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