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"A dark and bitingly humorous collection of short stories from the "brilliantly evocative" (Time) Paul Theroux A family watches in horror as their patriarch transforms into the singing, wise-cracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. A renowned art collector relishes publicly destroying his most valuable pieces. Two boys stand by helplessly as their father stages an all-consuming war on the raccoons living in the woods around their house. A young...
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Publisher
HMH Books
Language
English
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The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. This special edition contains selections from the following editions:
The Best American Short Stories edited by Geraldine Brooks
The Best American Essays edited by Edwidge Danticat
The Best American Mystery Stories edited by Harlan Coben
The Best American Science and Nature Writing edited by Mary Roach
Each
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Gale, CENGAGE Learning
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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Gale takes literature, history and culture to the next level with the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available: Literature Criticism Online. Imagine centuries of analysis - the scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals - delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals. The net result is tens of thousands of...
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