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Highlights
- In this "intriguing collection of 13 short stories" (Library Journal) Chinese-American poet and author John Yau confronts being marginal in society and of the essential difficulty of establishing communion with another human being.
- Author(s): John Yau
- 169 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Anthologies (multiple authors)
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Book Synopsis
In this "intriguing collection of 13 short stories" (Library Journal) Chinese-American poet and author John Yau confronts being marginal in society and of the essential difficulty of establishing communion with another human being.
Review Quotes
"Yau, who again deftly captures both the city that he famously haunts (New York City) as well as a variety of other settings, tells these ambitious stories through thirteen different first-person narrators, including in his worlds cockroaches, students, prostitutes, and Norman Rockwell. Yau's ability as a writer is abundantly evident throughout; as Yau refuses to accept easy answers."--The Review of Contemporary Fiction
"[There is] a certain deadpan sensibility whether he's being plain ('A hundred and forty dollars, seven crisp twenties') or perverse ('I guess it's one thing to sleep with a dog, and another thing to sleep with a guy dressed up like a dog') . . . . Throughout, there is a self-consciousness about the difficulty and boundlessness of fiction, as well as an implied glorification of those living off the proverbial beaten path."--Publishers WeeklyDimensions (Overall): 9.31 Inches (H) x 6.37 Inches (W) x .81 Inches (D)
Weight: .4 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Anthologies (multiple authors)
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 169
Publisher: Black Sparrow Press
Format: Paperback
Author: John Yau
Language: English
Street Date: January 1, 1995
TCIN: 89213541
UPC: 9780876859568
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-9184
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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