| Authors: |
Gonzales, Manuel, 1974-
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Short stories.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Riverhead Books, c2013. |
| Description: |
304 p. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781594486043 1594486042 |
| Contents: |
Pilot, copilot, writer -- Miniature wife -- William Corbin: a meritorious life -- Sounds of early morning -- Artist's voice -- Henry Richard Niles: a meritorious life -- Cash to a killing -- Harold Withy Keith: a meritorious life -- Animal house -- All of me -- Life on Capra II -- Juan Refugio Rocha: a meritorious life -- Disappearance of the Sebali tribe -- One-horned & wild-eyes -- "Wolf!" -- Farewell, Africa -- Juan Manuel Gonzales: a meritorious life -- Escape from the mall. |
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| Summary: |
A collection of short works set in a range of fantastical settings explores such themes as disproportional guilt, the reinvention of self, and the powerful urges to defend and provide for loved ones. |