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Such a Good Man
Overview
In these inventive and formally daring stories, Dustin M. Hoffman shines a light into the dark corners of American suburbia. The housepainters, contractors, formerly incarcerated carnival workers, and fathers that populate these pages are doing their best to overcome life's brutal indifference. With brilliance and perception, Hoffman interrogates the intersections of labor and masculinity, peeling back the spackled facades of class, family, and domesticity. Such a Good Man depicts darkness, cruelty, and absurdity without flinching-and reveals the eternal human desire for intimacy, especially when it remains just out of reach.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780299352448
- ISBN-10: 0299352447
- Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
- Publish Date: March 2025
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
- Page Count: 232
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