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Who I was Supposed To Be
Susan Perabo
其他書名
Short Stories
出版
Simon and Schuster
, 2001-04-19
主題
Fiction / Short Stories (single author)
Fiction / Literary
Fiction / General
ISBN
0743213246
9780743213240
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=UVQ2upN29eoC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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"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 Tribune
Behind 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.