R.A. Lafferty Devotional Page




The Works

This is a list of all known shortstories, that Lafferty wrote. I allowed myself the liberty to give a short critique to each story I've read. Excellent is a story that I'd recommend to anyone. OK is a story a Lafferty fan would like. Lame are short stories, that are either really boring or just lesser variations of a recurrent theme.

You can now add your own comments to each story if you like, or read what other readers wrote.

Boomer Flats

Von Nat! am 4.07.03 1:28 | 1 Kommentar
OK The three eminent scientists Willy McGilly, Dr. Velikof Vonk and Arpad Arkabaranan on the hunt for the missing link, the Abominable Snowman. Starts of very nicely, but ends a bit lamely. 

1 Comment

peter sijbenga | 30.07.05 22:57

Home to one of the most beautiful thoughts I ever read in a story. (Since I read all Lafferty stories in Dutch translation, it may come out a bit twisted, but, here we go:) That Arpad Arkabaranan was not enough primal matter himself to recognise primal matter when finally confronted with it!
Amazing atmosphere...would love to visit Boomer Flats one day

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