The Secrets of a Fire King (Paperback)

The characters in these stories are often separated from the mainstream - a juggler and a trapeze artist, a daughter whose mother is a public evangelist waging a wear against sin, a cleaning woman whose life is inexplicably tied to Marie Curie's. The stories they inhabit transcend the barriers of time to explore the universally driving force of our experience: the magnitude of human love. In "Spring, Mountain, Sea" a young American brings his Korean bride home after serving in the war, and finds himself isolated from both his own culture and the culture of his new family. In "Gold" a Malaysian rubber tapper becomes obsessed with the possibility of becoming as wealthy as the foreign landowners who visit his village, and in his quest for gold nearly destroys the enduring relationships that have shaped his life. In the title story, the narrator - a fire-eater in a circus - shows a careless disregard for a boy who comes to learn his trade and as a consequence brings about his own downfall. Taking us to exotic and remote places in America, Europe, and Asia, "The Secrets of a Fire King" is at once magical and profound, marking the extraordinary debut of a new voice in American fiction.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2007
First published:	September 2007
Authors:	Kim Edwards
Dimensions:	208 x 130 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	255
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-311230-3
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories
LSN:	0-14-311230-9
Barcode:	9780143112303

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