Summary
Steve Almond, the man whose candy jones fueled the bestseller Candyfreak, returns with a collection of stories that both seals his reputation as a master of the modern form and risks getting him arrested. The cast of characters in The Evil B.B. Chow and Other Stories includes a wealthy family certain they have been abducted by space aliens, a sexy magazine editor who falls for a worldclass cad, and a beleaguered dentist who refuses to read his best friend s novel. Michael Jackson and Abraham …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781565125292 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1565125290 |
| Author: | Steve Almond |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Algonquin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 28 April 2006 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm |
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Critics Review
” Wildly inventive…enough sex, wit, and brutal honesty to revive interest in the short story.” – “Library Journal”
“Always enjoyable, often hysterical.” –New York Times Book Review
About The Author
Steve Almond
Steve Almond has published over one hundred stories and poems in publications ranging from Playboy to Tin House to Zoetrope and a two previous collections of stories, My Life in Heavy Metal and The Evil B.B. Chow. He is the author of the bestselling novel Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America.
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