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Available
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Publication
Back Bay Books (2000), Edition: First Edition Thus, 320 pages
Description
A collection of stories which encompass the brittle dreams of a teenage boxer, Christmas in a psychiatric ward, a manic-depressive adolescent's passion for the heroine of Tom Jones, an unemployed man's experiments with mice, and a Vietnam veteran's night-time swim across the English Channel.
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LibraryThing member Polaris-
Excellent collection from one of the best modern short-story writers around.
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Awards
Washington State Book Award (Winner — 2000)
Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books (Fiction — 1999)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
320 p.; 5.5 inches
ISBN
0316472409 / 9780316472401