Gates of Eden (short story collection)

Collection of short stories by Ethan Coen

Gates of Eden

First edition

Author| Ethan Coen
Language| English
Genre| Short stories
Published| 1998
Publisher| William Morrow and Company[1]
Publication place| United States
Pages| 261 pp[1]

Gates of Eden is a collection of short stories written by Ethan Coen, first published in 1998.[1][2][3]

The title comes from one of the stories in the book with reference to the biblical Garden of Eden. The stories within the book range from traditional fiction to stories formatted like a radio script.

There is an abridged version on audiobook which includes 11 of the 14 stories read by actors, many of whom have starred in Coen brothers films.[4][5][6]

One story in the collection was adapted into a short film, A Fever in the Blood, released in 2002 and directed by Andrew Pulver.[7]

## Reception

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Gates of Eden was well reviewed for its combination of strong dialogue, effective comedy, and darker, often violent subject matter―elements Coen was known for in his films.[8] Several stories also focus on Jewish characters growing up near Minneapolis, where Coen is from, which a New York Times reviewer suspected of "being at least grounded in autobiography."[2]

## Stories

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* "Destiny"
* "The Old Country"
* "Cosa Minapolidan"
* "Hector Berlioz, Private Investigator"
* "Have You Ever Been to Electric Ladyland"
* "A Morty Story"
* "A Fever in the Blood"
* "The Boys"
* "Johnnie Ga-Botz"
* "I Killed Phil Shapiro"
* "It Is an Ancient Mariner"
* "Gates of Eden"
* "The Old Boys"
* "Red Wing"

## Audiobook

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* "It is an Ancient Mariner", read by John Goodman
* "Cosa Minapolidan", read by John Turturro
* "Have You Ever Been to Electric Ladyland", read by Steve Buscemi
* "Destiny", read by Matt Dillon
* "The Old Country", read by Liev Schreiber
* "Gates of Eden", read by William H. Macy
* "I Killed Phil Shapiro", read by Ben Stiller
* "A Fever in the Blood", read by Steve Buscemi
* "A Morty Story", read by Liev Schreiber
* "The Boys", read by John Turturro
* "Red Wing", read by Bain Boehlke

## References

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1. ^ a b c Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (December 17, 1998). "BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Shadowy Snapshots of a Nightmare Dreamscape". The New York Times.
2. ^ a b Coen, Ethan (1998). Gates of Eden. William Morrow and Company. ISBN 9780061684883.
3. ^ Lindquist, Mark (December 20, 1998). "Gates of Eden". The New York Times.
4. ^ King, Lynnea Chapman (2014). The Coen Brothers Encyclopedia. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810885776.
5. ^ Phipps, Keith (December 2, 1998). "Interview: Ethan Coen". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014.
6. ^ "Ethan Coen – Gates Of Eden". Discogs.
7. ^ Thomas, Bryan (October 30, 2015). "Ethan Coen's "A Fever In The Blood": A darkly comic noir-ish short film by filmmaker Andrew Pulver". Night Flight. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
8. ^ Bowman, Jayne. "Ethan Coen's 'Eden' is a fun, wisecracking collection". CNN. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

## External links

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* A Fever in the Blood on Vimeo
* Gates of Eden (short story collection) at Google Books
* A Fever in the Blood at IMDb

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Coen brothers

* Joel Coen
* Ethan Coen
* Filmography
* Awards and nominations
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* Bibliography

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* Blood Simple (1984)
* Raising Arizona (1987)
* Miller's Crossing (1990)
* Barton Fink (1991)
* The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
* Fargo (1996)
* The Big Lebowski (1998)
* O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
* The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
* Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
* The Ladykillers (2004)
* Paris, je t'aime (2006, one segment)
* To Each His Own Cinema (2007, one segment)
* No Country for Old Men (2007)
* Burn After Reading (2008)
* A Serious Man (2009)
* True Grit (2010)
* Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
* Hail, Caesar! (2016)
* The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

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Joel only|

* The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

Ethan only|

* Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (2022)
* Drive-Away Dolls (2024)
* Honey Don't! (2025)

Other works|

* Gates of Eden (1998 short stories, Ethan only)
* Almost an Evening (2008 play, Ethan only)
* Relatively Speaking (2011 play, Ethan only)

Adaptations|

* A Simple Noodle Story (2009)
* Fargo (TV series) (2014–present)
* The Jesus Rolls (2019)

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