The Shooting Gallery
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The eight powerful stories of The Shooting Gallery examine the lives of single women coping with motherhood, passion, jealousy, and the tug-of-war between responsibility and entrapment. An unwed mother arranges for her children to meet their father, who is a stranger to them. A woman confronts the "other woman" in her lover's life. A young single mother on an outing to the seaside comes face to face with how much she resents her own children. Another...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0811213560
ISBN13:9780811213561
Release Date:May 1997
Publisher:New Directions Publishing Corporation
Length:138 Pages
Weight:0.44 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.2" x 8.0"
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Great Stories of Modern Japan From A Woman's Perspective
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
These stories by the daughter of famous Japanese author Osamu Dazai are poignant and haunting. They describe experiences of modern day Japanese women - working women, mothers, sisters, aunts, lovers, ex-wives widows - in ways that should explode the vague stereotypes or incomplete images most Americans hold about the Japanese. The writing is direct and yet elegant in its spare prose. Not upbeat, by any means, but many of these stories will stay with you for quite awhile.
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