Who I Was Supposed to Be

von Susan Perabo

192 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

"Both sardonic and moving...Perabo clearly recalls how to hit home runs." —The New York Times Book Review "A stunning collection of short gems, revealing a world both foreign and familiar." —Chicago TribuneBehind every face in Who I Was Supposed to Be is a singular quirk to explore, a peculiarity to celebrate. In Susan Perabo's world, nothing can be taken for granted: here, a retired grocer takes up jewel theft in his twilight years; a data processor squanders her inheritance on one of Princess Diana's gowns; a mugging victim feigns amnesia to win back his wife. In the tradition of Lorrie Moore, Susan Perabo's slightly off-center lens looks hard at the banal and the bizarre, and at the human condition, where she finds extraordinary magic within the smallest of gestures. Sharply written and overlaid with a mischievous wit, Who I Was Supposed to Be is an unforgettable homage to laughter, love, and wonder.

• Reihe: No Series
• Themen: Belletristik Besonderheiten Kurzgeschichten
• ISBN: 9780743290371
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2006
• Größe: 203 x 133 mm
• Verlag: Scribner