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Synopsis
A first collection of short stories by an acclaimed and prize-winning author reveals the ways by which family life, rituals, and disappointments shape and haunt us all
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About the Author
David Leavitt has written story collections and novels including The Lost Language of Cranes, While England Sleeps, The Body of Jonah Boyd, The Indian Clerk (finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and shortlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award), and The Two Hotel Francforts. He is also the author of two nonfiction works, The Man Who Knew Too Much and Florence, A Delicate Case. He is professor of English at the University of Florida in Gainesville, and edits the literary magazine Subtropics.
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Review
“Brilliantly written.” ―San Francisco Chronicle
“Astonishing--funny, eloquent, and wise.” ―New York Times
“A most impressive entrance into contemporary fiction.” ―Associated Press
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- PublisherViking
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0670802638
- ISBN 13 9780670802630
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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