Same Place, Same Things Stories |
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Author:
| Gautreaux, Tim |
ISBN: | 978-0-312-42878-5 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
Publisher: | Picador
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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Set largely in rural Louisiana, Tim Gautreaux's masterful debut story collection follows men and women whose ordinary lives reach a point of rupture, a moment when convention gives way to crisis and everything changes: A drunken train engineer charges toward disaster, a father borrows and old airplane to chase down his daughter's kidnapper, a young man falls in love with a voice on the radio. Written with humor, suspense, and a powerful affection for humanity in all its wild...
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Set largely in rural Louisiana, Tim Gautreaux's masterful debut story collection follows men and women whose ordinary lives reach a point of rupture, a moment when convention gives way to crisis and everything changes: A drunken train engineer charges toward disaster, a father borrows and old airplane to chase down his daughter's kidnapper, a young man falls in love with a voice on the radio. Written with humor, suspense, and a powerful affection for humanity in all its wild forms,Same Place, Same Things is the first great work by a master of the form.