"Originally published in London in 2010 by Hamish Hamilton, an imprint of the Penguin Group."
Contents
Tricky times ahead pal -- Our times -- talking about my wife -- On becoming a reader -- as if from nowhere -- Bangs & a full moon -- A sour mystery -- Man to man -- The gate -- Leadership -- If it is your life -- The later transgressino -- Ingrained -- Death is not. -- The third man, or else the founrth -- Vacuum -- Pieces of shit do not have the power to speak -- justice for one -- I am as putty.
Summary
Collects short stories that penetrate the minds of characters in such everyday situations as convalescing in a hospital, sitting at a bus stop, and being in a living room with a vacuum cleaner.