| Description |
211 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
World's end.--Zombies.--The imperial icehouse.--Yard sale.--Algebra.--The English adventure.--After the war.--Words are deeds.--White lies.--Clapham junction.--The odd-job man.--Portrait of a lady.--Volunteer speaker.--The greenest island. |
| Summary |
A collection of stories featuring a wide variety of characters and locations-- London, Paris, Africa, provincial Holland, Puerto Rico, and beyond. Most of the people are transplanted or have tried to graft themselves onto a new culture, and they struggle against the odds to maintain their humor, to write, to fall in love or keep their marriages intact. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Subject |
Manners and customs -- Fiction.
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Short stories.
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Short stories.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Theroux, Paul. World's end and other stories. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1980 (OCoLC)568755661 |
| ISBN |
0395294533 |
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9780395294536 |
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0395294541 |
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9780395294543 |
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