A Pause in the Desert and Other Stories - (Southwest Heritage) by Oliver La Farge (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Oliver La Farge covers many aspects of everyday life in these sixteen stories, which range from an old man facing death alone in the Mexican bush to some boys facing the responsibilities of life at St. Peter's school; from the science fiction world of computing machines to the world of gourmets; and from the violent death of a man off the Rhode Island coast to the quiet death of a marriage in New Mexico.
- Author(s): Oliver La Farge
- 276 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Short Stories (single author)
- Series Name: Southwest Heritage
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About the Book
La Farge covers many aspects of everyday life in these 16 stories, which range from an old man facing death alone in the Mexican bush to some boys adjusting to the responsibilities of life at St. Peter's school. Born in 1901, La Farge is ranked among the literary lions of American Southwestern letters.Book Synopsis
Oliver La Farge covers many aspects of everyday life in these sixteen stories, which range from an old man facing death alone in the Mexican bush to some boys facing the responsibilities of life at St. Peter's school; from the science fiction world of computing machines to the world of gourmets; and from the violent death of a man off the Rhode Island coast to the quiet death of a marriage in New Mexico. The variety of stories in this wide-ranging collection are sure to fit the taste and mood and any reader interested in the human condition through the clear grace of La Farge's timeless writing.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .62 Inches (D)
Weight: .9 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 276
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Short Stories (single author)
Series Title: Southwest Heritage
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Oliver La Farge
Language: English
Street Date: May 1, 2009
TCIN: 86758277
UPC: 9780865346772
Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-5316
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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