The Evil B. B. Chow and Other Stories |
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| Author:
| Almond, Steve |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56512-422-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Publisher: | Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $22.95 |
Book Description:
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The bestselling writer who took us on a cross-country journey to reveal his long love affair with chocolate in Candyfreak returns with his second accomplished short-story collection. Once again he has produced a funny, bracing, sometimes shocking, always imaginative collection of stories and characters: a young magazine editor enduring a bizarre blind date; a couple who are sure that they have been given implants by space aliens; a young boy desperate to please his father with his...
More DescriptionThe bestselling writer who took us on a cross-country journey to reveal his long love affair with chocolate in Candyfreak returns with his second accomplished short-story collection. Once again he has produced a funny, bracing, sometimes shocking, always imaginative collection of stories and characters: a young magazine editor enduring a bizarre blind date; a couple who are sure that they have been given implants by space aliens; a young boy desperate to please his father with his baseball prowess, who ends up fatally wounding another boy during a game; a creative-writing teacher struggling to resist his seductive student. With tremendous heart and an unmatchable wit, Almond provesas he did with the acclaimed My Life in Heavy Metaland the bestselling Candyfreakto be one of the most original writers of our time.