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First edition |
| Description |
266 pages ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
"Thirteen transfixing new stories from one of the most innovative writers of his generation and one of the most vital and original voices of our time--for fans of George Saunders, Nathan Englander, and Elizabeth Strout. In these thirteen ingenious stories, Ben Marcus reveals moments of redemption in the sometimes nightmarish modern world. In "The Grow-Light Blues," a hapless, corporate drone finds love after being disfigured testing his employer's newest nutrition supplement--the enhanced glow from his computer monitor. In the chilling "Cold Little Bird," a father finds himself alienated from his family when he starts to suspect that his son's precocity has turned sinister. "The Boys" follows a sister who descends into an affair with her recently widowed brother-in-law. In "Blueprints for St. Louis," two architects in a flailing marriage consider the ethics of adding a mist that artificially incites emotion in mourners to their latest assignment, a memorial to a terrorist attack. A heartbreaking collection of stories that showcases the author's compassion, tenderness, and mordant humor--blistering, beautiful work from a modern master"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"Thirteen transfixing new stories from one of the most innovative writers of his generation and one of the most vital and original voices of our time--for fans of George Saunders, Nathan Englander, and Elizabeth Strout"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Cold little bird -- Precious precious -- Blueprints for St. Louis -- The boys -- The grow-light blues -- George and Elizabeth -- A suicide of trees -- Critique -- Lotion -- Omen -- Stay down and take it -- The trees of Sawtooth Park -- Notes from the fog. |
| Subject |
FICTION -- Literary.
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FICTION -- Short Stories (single author)
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Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
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Short stories, American.
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Black humor.
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Short stories.
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| Added Title |
Short stories. Selections
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| ISBN |
9781101947456 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
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1101947454 |
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