These People Are Us - Couverture souple

Singleton, George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 015601274X ISBN 13 : 9780156012744

Editeur : Mariner, 2002

Synopsis

Once you start reading George Singleton's eagerly awaited first book of stories, a strange thing happens: You discover that the characters sound like people you know--people who are trying hard to make sense of modern absurdities.
With a style all his own, Singleton fashions a world that wins our hearts but teases our senses: how to find a black-market sonogram so your pregnant wife won't find out you accidentally taped over the original; how to help your father and everyone else in town fake being hit by a tornado to get emergency government funds; and why not to look for your next wife at your local recycling center.
Step into Singleton's world and you'll see why he is earning a reputation as one of the funniest, wisest, and most surprising Southern writers of his generation--and why he was named one of the "new writers you need to know" by Book Magazine.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

GEORGE SINGLETON lives in Pickens County, South Carolina, with ceramicist Glenda Guion and their mixture of strays. More than a hundred of his stories have been published nationally in magazines and anthologies. He teaches writing at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mariner
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 015601274X
• ISBN 13: 9780156012744
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 256
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