Living with snakes : stories /
In Daniel Curley's stories, passionate rage and cool, clear hatred alter the terms of even the most basic human relationships, etching odd patterns on the surface of the natural world--a man applies the methods of Mata-Hari to the task of keeping track of his ex-wife; the victim of a pickpocket...
| Основен автор: | Curley, Daniel. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Athens :
University of Georgia Press,
2013.
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| Издание: | Paperback edition. |
| Серия: |
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=453368 |
| Резюме: |
In Daniel Curley's stories, passionate rage and cool, clear hatred alter the terms of even the most basic human relationships, etching odd patterns on the surface of the natural world--a man applies the methods of Mata-Hari to the task of keeping track of his ex-wife; the victim of a pickpocket plots psychological revenge on the criminal population of a Mexico City bus line; a spurned lover summons all his strength and courage to liberate a roomful of snakes held captive by his rival. For the most part, the figures in the landscape of these stories are men and women performing the rituals that. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (134 pages .). |
| Награди: |
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, 1985. |
| ISBN: |
082034494X 9780820344942 |