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Synopsis
Published to overwhelming critical acclaim, this extraordinary collection of short stories established A. M. Homes as one of the most provocative and daring writers of her generation. Here you'll find the cult classic "A Real Doll," the tale of a teenage boy's erotic obsession with his sister's favorite doll; "Adults Alone," which first introduced Paul and Elaine, the crack-smoking yuppie couple whose marriage careens out of control in Homes's novel Music for Torching; and "Looking for Johnny," in which a kidnapped boy, having failed his abductor's expectations, is returned home.
Brilliantly conceived, sharply etched, and exceptionally satisfying, these stories explore the American dream in ways you're not likely soon to forget. Working in Kodacolor hues, Homes offers an uncanny picture of a surreal suburbia-outrageous and utterly believable.
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‘Homes couldn’t be more deliciously named: she kicks over the doll’s house and gives suburbanity a good shake’ -- The Guardian
‘Homes opens a window on a world where our neuroses rot in full view’ -- Sunday Herald
‘One of the best writers of her generation...absolutely in control of her subject. Simply surreal, funny and utterly original’ -- Leeds Guide
About the Author
A.M. Homes is the author of several novels and two collections of stories. A contributing editor to Vanity Fair, she also writes for Art Forum, the New York Times, and The New Yorker. Among her many awards are Guggenheim and NEA Fellowships. She lives in New York.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. The breakthrough story collection that established A. M. Homes as one of the most daring writers of her generationOriginally published in 1990 to wide critical acclaim, this extraordinary first collection of stories by A. M. Homes confronts the real and the surreal on even terms to create a disturbing and sometimes hilarious vision of the American dream. Included here are Adults Alone, in which a couple drops their kids off at Grandma's and gives themselves over to ten days of Nintendo, porn videos, and crack; A Real Doll, in which a girl's blond Barbie doll seduces her teenaged brother; and Looking for Johnny, in which a kidnapped boy, having failed to meet his abductor's expectations, is returned home. These stories, by turns satirical, perverse, unsettling, and utterly believable, expose the dangers of ordinary life even as their characters stay hidden behind the disguises they have so carefully created. Seller Inventory # 00101977407
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Paperback. Condition: Good. The breakthrough story collection that established A. M. Homes as one of the most daring writers of her generationOriginally published in 1990 to wide critical acclaim, this extraordinary first collection of stories by A. M. Homes confronts the real and the surreal on even terms to create a disturbing and sometimes hilarious vision of the American dream. Included here are Adults Alone, in which a couple drops their kids off at Grandma's and gives themselves over to ten days of Nintendo, porn videos, and crack; A Real Doll, in which a girl's blond Barbie doll seduces her teenaged brother; and Looking for Johnny, in which a kidnapped boy, having failed to meet his abductor's expectations, is returned home. These stories, by turns satirical, perverse, unsettling, and utterly believable, expose the dangers of ordinary life even as their characters stay hidden behind the disguises they have so carefully created. Seller Inventory # CIN0060564512G
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