Kevin Wilson's characters inhabit a world that moves seamlessly
between the real and the imagined, the mundane and the fantastic.
"Grand Stand-In" is narrated by an employee of a Nuclear Family
Supplemental Provider--a company that supplies "stand-ins" for
families with deceased, ill, or just plain mean grandparents. And
in "Blowing Up On the Spot," a young woman works sorting tiles at a
Scrabble factory after her parents have spontaneously
combusted.
Southern gothic at its best, laced with humor and pathos, these
wonderfully inventive stories explore the relationship between loss
and death and the many ways we try to cope with both.
General
Imprint: |
HarperCollinsPublishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2009 |
First published: |
March 2009 |
Authors: |
Kevin Wilson
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Dimensions: |
201 x 135 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-157902-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
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LSN: |
0-06-157902-5 |
Barcode: |
9780061579028 |
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