The Belle of Sleepy Hollow and Other Untold Stories in Classic American Tales

By Susan Lohafer

Book Overview

THE BELLE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW is a series of tales that interact with, and speak to, a number of classic American short stories. Great works of art refuse to be irrelevant, especially in times of cultural reassessment. Each of the ten sections of this short book is a narrative tied to a classic American short story. Referencing the same characters, settings, and events, author Susan Lohafer has situated each new tale within a time gap left by the original, or placed it before or after the known story, or told it from a different point of view. The new texts are not parodies of the old, nor are they in any easy way modernizations. Rather, each new tale is a self-contained and artful work of fiction whose interest is enhanced by, but certainly not dependent upon, its relationship to the source. Each opens a different window to the fictional world immortalized in the preexisting work. The style evokes, rather than imitates, the voice of the original. By design, the new stories are implicit critiques and interpretations of the old ones but are also tributes to some of the most beloved works in American literature.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 195154725X
• ISBN13: 9781951547257
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Aubade Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"