The View from the Seventh Layer

The View from the Seventh Layer is a collection of 13 short stories by American author Kevin Brockmeier.[1][2] The stories' genres include fables, science fiction, fairy tales, and a choose-your-own-adventure story.[3] Each of the stories ties to the theme of considering big life questions through ordinary characters and ordinary problems.[1]

The View from the Seventh Layer
Hardcover edition
AuthorKevin Brockmeier
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort stories
PublisherPantheon Books
Publication date
March 18, 2008
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages288 pp.
ISBN978-0375425301

Stories edit

  1. A Fable Ending in the Sound of a Thousand Parakeets
  2. The View from the Seventh Layer
  3. The Lives of the Philosophers
  4. The Year of Silence
  5. A Fable with a Photograph of a Glass Mobile on the Wall
  6. Father John Melby and the Ghost of Amy Elizabeth
  7. The Human Soul as a Rube Goldberg Device: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Story
  8. The Lady with the Pet Tribble
  9. A Fable Containing a Reflection the Size of a Match Head in Its Pupil
  10. Home Videos
  11. The Air Is Full of Little Holes
  12. Andrea Is Changing Her Name
  13. A Fable with Slips of White Paper Spilling from the Pockets

References edit

  1. ^ a b Lloyd McMichael, Barbara (March 28, 2008). "Pondering the big stuff in "The View from the Seventh Layer"". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. ^ Stoehr, John (July 16, 2008). "BOOK REVIEW: The View from the Seventh Layer". Charleston City Paper. Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  3. ^ Darda, Joe (April 2, 2009). ""The View from the Seventh Layer": Diverse collection of imaginative short fiction". The Daily of the University of Washington. Retrieved 19 September 2014.