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"You want me to tell you what sets Maliszewski apart? The answer is probity. The answer also is decency. Here's another answer: modesty, tact, exactitude, pertinence, reverence, wit. All told, Maliszewski has all the graces, which is why I, in my old age, am renewed and schooled by him. Oh, and another thing: Paul Maliszewski takes no crap." Gordon Lish
At a campground, a divorced father confronts a man he believes hurt his daughter. A devoted student traces a winding path through the snow, searching for the next most beautiful thing. Two brothers watch their father tinker lovingly with his homemade robots. In Paul Maliszewski’s debut story collection, men and women struggle to do right. They argue. They think. They think again. They have odd dreams. Often they fail at being good, and yet, on occasion, they realize moments of true kindness. In language that is at once simple and supple, plain-spoken and arresting, these twenty-eight stories describe complete lives in sharp detail, lives we may recognize as not unlike our own.
Paul Maliszewski has published essays in Harper's, Granta, and Bookforum, among other magazines. His stories have appeared in The Paris Review, One Story, and BOMB and have been awarded two Pushcart Prizes. Fakers, a collection of essays, was published by The New Press in 2009. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and son.
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Paul Maliszewski has published essays in Harper’s, Granta, and Bookforum, among other magazines. His stories have appeared in The Paris Review, One Story, and Bomb and have been awarded two Pushcart Prizes. Fakers, his first collection of essays, was published by The New Press in 2009. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and son.
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"A collection of 28 odd, captivating stories, Maliszewski's skillful latest... highlights his ability for creating arresting tales out of ordinary situations." Publishers Weekly
"These are welcoming, accessible stories: The lack of character names could be annoying, yet Maliszewski makes it work, makes each story feel open, as if the reader could step into it--or as if the stories are describing the lives we each lead." Weston Cutter, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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- PublisherFence Books
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1934200441
- ISBN 13 9781934200445
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages229
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