Description |
1 online resource (172 pages .) |
Series |
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction |
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Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction ; 2014.
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Contents |
Editorial decisions -- Late night with Brad Mack -- Prized possessions -- Designated driver -- The local scrooge -- Bread -- Faulty predictions -- A good brother -- Miller Duskman's mistakes -- Half and Half Club |
Summary |
"In Karin Lin-Greenberg's Faulty Predictions, young characters try to find their way in the world and older characters confront regrets. In "Editorial Decisions," members of the editorial board of a high school literary magazine are witnesses to an unspeakable act of violence. Two grandmothers, both immigrants from China, argue over the value of their treasures at a filming of Antiques Roadshow in "Prized Possessions." In "A Good Brother," asister forces her brother to accompany her to the Running of the Brides at Filene's Basement. A city bus driver adopts a pig that has been brought onto the bus by rowdy college students in "Designated Driver." The stories in Faulty Predictions take place in locales as diverse as small-town Ohio, the mountains of western North Carolina, and the plains of Kansas. Lin-Greenberg provides insight into the human condition over a variedcross section of geography, age, and culture. Although the characters are often faced with obstacles and challenges, the stories also capture moments of optimism and hope."-- Provided by publisher |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Short stories, American.
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FICTION -- Short Stories (single author)
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Short stories, American
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
0820347817 |
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9780820347813 |
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