| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
229 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"All stories in this collection have originally appeared in The New Yorker"--T.p. verso. |
| Contents |
Parents and children. The wedding ring -- The end of the world -- An emergency case -- April fish -- The statues taken down -- The circus. |
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Youth, pursuit, and various entanglements. When we were nearly young -- The hunter's waking thoughts -- The captive niece -- Malcolm and Bea -- Vacances pax -- In transit -- By the sea. |
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Relatives, friends, and adult confusion. Careless talk -- In Italy -- Better times -- A question of disposal -- Good deed -- Questions and answers -- New Year's Eve. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Summary |
A collection of twenty short stories which originally appeared in the New Yorker during the 1950s and '60s. |
| Subject |
Manners and customs -- Fiction.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Gallant, Mavis. In transit. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Random House, c1988 (OCoLC)583168848 |
| ISBN |
039457575X: $17.95 |
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9780394575759 |
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