| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
204 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"First published in the United Kingdom by CB Editions in 2014" -- ECIP galley. |
| Summary |
"In these eleven stories, Tan explores the idea that every relationship between two people is actually a relationship between three people: each relationship encompasses and relies upon an interstitial presence--another person, a former self, a future lover. Within this loose thematic constraint, a series of related worlds unspool. Teenagers in a band betray each other. A woman gets so obsessed with photos of her boyfriend's ex that she eventually contrives a way to meet her. A woman has a relationship with her sister's husband's brother that darkly, secretly parallels her sister's happy marriage. Each character is a mirror, double or proxy of someone else, hinting at the possibility that we seek out the same person in different bodies and churn through cycles of self-invention/-annihilation." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Legendary -- Date night -- 101 -- Julia K. -- DD-MM-YY -- Laurens -- Candy glass -- Ghosts -- New Jersey -- Transformer -- Would like to meet. |
| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Short stories. (OCoLC)fst01726740
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| Added Title |
Short stories. Selections
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| ISBN |
9781566895279 (trade pbk.) |
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1566895278 (trade pbk.) |
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