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In the Mouth : Stories and Novellas
Overview
"...an American talent..."--Stephen King Pollack writes about times of tragedy and transition insightfully, aware of their everyday quality and of their gravity. In the Mouth is a window onto the amazing tenderness and irrationality of human life. One story, "The Bris," has been selected for The Best American Short-Stories 2008 (Edited by Stephen King and Heidi Pitlor). "Eileen Pollock writes with great acuity, humor, and intelligent resign-ation about the various ways family love is called upon and revealed. This book is terrific company."--Lorrie Moore "These are funny, rueful, wise stories, steeped in absurdity, pain, possibility --the work of a writer who has lived."--Gish Jen
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781884800825
- ISBN-10: 1884800823
- Publisher: Four Way Books
- Publish Date: April 2008
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.24 x 0.65 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.96 pounds
- Page Count: 275
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