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Author
Series
Pub. Date
1988.
Edition
Vintage Contemporaries edition.
Language
English
Description
In the vein of John Cheever and J. D. Salinger, this powerful collection of short stories chronicles the loss of innocence, the harsh cruelty of social distinctions, and the anguish of young love First Love and Other Sorrows is the hauntingly beautiful debut collection of short stories from American master Harold Brodkey. Written when the author was in his twenties, these strong, affecting tales recall the intoxicating joy of young, springtime love,...
43) The debut
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
Although Ruth Weiss at forty is the picture of a scholarly professor of English, at twenty she briefly tasted the romantic life, much like her beloved heroines, Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Vintage Contemporaries edition.
Language
English
Description
"Ernest J. Gaines's new novella revolves around a courthouse shooting that leads a young reporter to uncover the long story of race and power in his small town and the relationship between the white sheriff and the black man who "whipped children" to keep order. After Brady Sims pulls out a gun in a courtroom and shoots his own son, who has just been convicted of robbery and murder, he asks only to be allowed two hours before he'll give himself up...
45) The beggar maid
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1991.
Edition
First Vintage contemporaries edition.
Language
English
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