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This collection of stories includes "One Piece", the story of a fatal attraction beside a bonfire, "The Stylists" and "Another Pretty Face", both set in the world of models as well as "Passing the Hat", a bizarre story of the effect of a loose mad lady in a collection of sane people.
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“Lustrous. . . .These stories sparkle with Egan's fresh imagery and precise renderings of mood and place. . . . A writer of tremendous intelligence and grace.” —"The Philadelphia Inquirer"“Boldly modulated tales of displacement and blazing moments of truth. . . . Riveting, vaguely Hitchcockian. . . . Piercingly tender. . . . Outstanding.” —"The New York Times Book Review"“Immensely appealing. . . . Told with dazzling insight and emotional daring.” —"Elle"“[Egan] deftly depicts the ways in which women can create glamorously detailed personas for another based on passing observations.” —"Time"
Lustrous. . . .These stories sparkle with Egan's fresh imagery and precise renderings of mood and place. . . . A writer of tremendous intelligence and grace. The Philadelphia Inquirer Boldly modulated tales of displacement and blazing moments of truth. . . . Riveting, vaguely Hitchcockian. . . . Piercingly tender. . . . Outstanding. The New York Times Book Review Immensely appealing. . . . Told with dazzling insight and emotional daring. Elle [Egan] deftly depicts the ways in which women can create glamorously detailed personas for another based on passing observations. Time"
"Lustrous. . . .These stories sparkle with Egan's fresh imagery and precise renderings of mood and place. . . . A writer of tremendous intelligence and grace." --The Philadelphia Inquirer"Boldly modulated tales of displacement and blazing moments of truth. . . . Riveting, vaguely Hitchcockian. . . . Piercingly tender. . . . Outstanding." --The New York Times Book Review"Immensely appealing. . . . Told with dazzling insight and emotional daring." --Elle"[Egan] deftly depicts the ways in which women can create glamorously detailed personas for another based on passing observations." --Time
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Lustrous. . . .These stories sparkle with Egan's fresh imagery and precise renderings of mood and place. . . . A writer of tremendous intelligence and grace. The Philadelphia Inquirer Boldly modulated tales of displacement and blazing moments of truth. . . . Riveting, vaguely Hitchcockian. . . . Piercingly tender. . . . Outstanding. The New York Times Book Review Immensely appealing. . . . Told with dazzling insight and emotional daring. Elle [Egan] deftly depicts the ways in which women can create glamorously detailed personas for another based on passing observations. Time"
"Lustrous. . . .These stories sparkle with Egan's fresh imagery and precise renderings of mood and place. . . . A writer of tremendous intelligence and grace." --The Philadelphia Inquirer"Boldly modulated tales of displacement and blazing moments of truth. . . . Riveting, vaguely Hitchcockian. . . . Piercingly tender. . . . Outstanding." --The New York Times Book Review"Immensely appealing. . . . Told with dazzling insight and emotional daring." --Elle"[Egan] deftly depicts the ways in which women can create glamorously detailed personas for another based on passing observations." --Time
Jennifer Egan is the author of four novels: A Visit from the Goon Squad, The Keep, Look at Me, The Invisible Circus; and the story collection Emerald City. Her stories have been published in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, GQ, Zoetrope, All-Story, and Ploughshares, and her nonfiction appears frequently in The New York Times Magazine. She lives with her husband and sons in Brooklyn.
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0330321161
- ISBN 13 9780330321167
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- Number of pages176
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