Pricksongs and Descants by Robert Coover

A groundbreaking collection of short fictions including “The Babysitter,” one of the most anthologized stories of all time. Coover’s stories are told well and told in many different styles.

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The 592nd greatest fiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 74th on 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction (Larry McCaffery)
  2. - How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Reading List (Thomas C. Foster)
  3. - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)

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Name Binding Sales Rank Lowest New Lowest Used Published
Pricksongs and Descants: Short Stories Paperback 11843278 $21.47 1970
Pricksongs & Descants Paperback 1494199 $10.00 $3.00
Pricksongs and Descants: Short Stories Paperback 12626228 $4.12 1970
Pricksongs and Descants: Fictions (Coover, Robert) Paperback 6117935 $29.33 $22.46 2000
Pricksongs and Descants: Short Stories Paperback 5966743 $49.66 $8.95 1970
Pricksongs and Descants: Short Stories Paperback 2885952 $1.00 1970
Pricksongs & Descants: Fictions Hardcover 4001387 $17.48
Pricksongs and Descants Hardcover 4672042 $150.05 $2.99 1989
Pricksongs & Descants Hardcover 4767675 $15.76
Pricksongs and Descants: Short Stories (Contemporary Fiction, Plume) Mass Market Paperback 6168002 $28.50 $2.00 1970
Pricksongs and Descants: Short Stories Paperback 13282053 $3.61 1970
Pricksongs and Descants: Short Stories Paperback 16135404 $6.07 1970
Pricksongs and Descants Paperback 972373 $15.30 $12.84 2011
Pricksongs and Descants (Contemporary Fiction, Plume) Kindle Edition 930510 $9.49 2014