Two ruminations on a homeless brother. Fistfight, Sacramento, August 1950 -- The chair -- The terminal artist -- Fatherhood: three -- Farewell, my brother -- The mighty Shannon -- Instructions for a funeral -- El Morro -- The butler's lament -- The ice committee -- The tree line, Kansas, 1934 -- Carver & Cobain -- Two ruminations on a homeless brother.
Summary:
"Following the publication of his widely acclaimed, Man Booker-nominated novel Hystopia, David Means here returns to his signature form: the short story. Thanks to his four previous story collections, Means has won himself an international reputation as one of the most innovative short fiction writers working today: an established master of the form.
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