Tyrants: Stories
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Book Overview
The grouped stories in Tyrants trace the many forms of emotional inheritance--cultural, romantic, and historical. Some deftly portray both time and place, while others mine interpersonal relations with such intimacy and truth that they could be set anytime, anywhere. In the first sequence of stories, a son inherits and reconsiders his father's convoluted and extravagant notions about love, sex, wealth, and fatherhood. In the second, an American man...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393330966
ISBN13:9780393330960
Release Date:February 2008
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:220 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
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Awesome collection of stories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
A very diverse collection of stories. The historical fiction is really exciting and reminds me how important the imagination is in recalling/remembering history, non-fiction. In fiction, regular/common people become complex and important and important figures become human and regular. This is a book I'm glad to have on my shelf. These stories have been published in The New Yorker, Best of Tin House, Subtropics, etc. and their mutual company adds to their value.
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