Big as Life

Moving stories about human relationships - adolescent angst and families who fail to communicate. I got reminded at times of the late Tom Lehrer's jibe "If people can't communicate why don't they shut up". Much is left unsaid and I was reminded of Richard Ford and Raymond Carver. THat sounds like high praise and accounts for the 5 stars but a genius should not remind us of anyone. Even Magendo Men, the African story, reminded me of Paul Theroux. The most original was Kerenyaga - about an African in Washington DC. I looked for more work by him but find his novels are out of print.