Summary
You won’t find storybook families in these twelve wonderfully daring stories by Lucia Nevai. Over and over, Nevai’s characters, from an urbane ex-hippie in Manhattan to a disabled war veteran in rural Louisiana, miss in their attempts to connect with the people they love most. But in the midst of all the missed connections, something remarkable (and often very funny) happens. In the tradition of Amy Bloom, Ellen Gilchrist, and Francine Prose, Nevai brings us unforgettable families in twelve v…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781565121584 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1565121589 |
| Author: | Lucia Nevai |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Algonquin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 236 |
| Release Date: | 3 January 1997 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm |
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About The Author
Lucia Nevai
Lucia Nevai, who was born and raised in Iowa, now makes her home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side where she works in the production and distribution of educational television videos. She has published stories in many leading magazines, including The New Yorker, and is a recipient of the Iowa Short Fiction Award and the PEN Syndicated Fiction Award.
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