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A collection of short stories which addresses a contemporary emotional dilemma, namely, the widening gulf between men and women and the simultaneous yearning for and fear of closeness. The author's previous publications include "Self-Help", a collection of stories, and a novel, "Anagrams".
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A brilliant collection. . . . The funny and the tragic dovetail with precision and poignancy. The Philadelphia Inquirer
Hilarious and generous and true. Moore s work continues to astound. Newsday
Insightful and moving . . . A rewarding, even exhilarating book. The New York Times Book Review
There s no other writer quite like Lorrie Moore. . . . Startling and wonderful. The Plain Dealer
Affecting and beautifully written. . . . Her keenly detailed language and unfailing generosity of spirit are irresistible. San Francisco Chronicle
Lorrie Moore is a dazzler. Chicago Tribune
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"A brilliant collection. . . . The funny and the tragic dovetail with precision and poignancy." -The Philadelphia Inquirer "Hilarious and generous and true. Moore's work continues to astound." -Newsday "Insightful and moving . . . A rewarding, even exhilarating book." -The New York Times Book Review
"There's no other writer quite like Lorrie Moore. . . . Startling and wonderful." -The Plain Dealer "Affecting and beautifully written. . . . Her keenly detailed language and unfailing generosity of spirit are irresistible." -San Francisco Chronicle "Lorrie Moore is a dazzler." -Chicago Tribune
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Hilarious and generous and true. Moore s work continues to astound. Newsday
Insightful and moving . . . A rewarding, even exhilarating book. The New York Times Book Review
There s no other writer quite like Lorrie Moore. . . . Startling and wonderful. The Plain Dealer
Affecting and beautifully written. . . . Her keenly detailed language and unfailing generosity of spirit are irresistible. San Francisco Chronicle
Lorrie Moore is a dazzler. Chicago Tribune
"
"A brilliant collection. . . . The funny and the tragic dovetail with precision and poignancy." -The Philadelphia Inquirer "Hilarious and generous and true. Moore's work continues to astound." -Newsday "Insightful and moving . . . A rewarding, even exhilarating book." -The New York Times Book Review
"There's no other writer quite like Lorrie Moore. . . . Startling and wonderful." -The Plain Dealer "Affecting and beautifully written. . . . Her keenly detailed language and unfailing generosity of spirit are irresistible." -San Francisco Chronicle "Lorrie Moore is a dazzler." -Chicago Tribune
Lorrie Moore is the author of the story collections Birds of America and Self-Help, and the novels Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? and Anagrams. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Best American Short Stories, and Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards. She is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
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- PublisherFaber & Faber
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0571144411
- ISBN 13 9780571144419
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages178
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