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Jeweler's Eye for Flaw »
Authors: Christie Hodgen
ISBN-13: 9781558493742, ISBN-10: 1558493743
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Date Published: December 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Christie Hodgen
Book Synopsis
In this striking debut collection, Christie Hodgen examines the shifting fortunes of several hard-pressed American families, charting their triumphs and failures with honesty and precision. Humor, loneliness, optimism, and despair commingle in these memorable stories.
Kirkus Reviews
The winner of this year's Associated Writing Programs Award for Short Fiction is a hit on all counts. Fine stories and flexible prose promise greater things to come!
Table of Contents
| A Jeweler's Eye for Flaw | 3 | |
| Take Them In, Please | 26 | |
| Three Parting Shots and a Forecast | 37 | |
| Going Out of Business Forever | 51 | |
| What the Rabbi Said to the Priest | 64 | |
| Sir Karl LaFong or Current Resident | 89 | |
| The Great Americans | 112 | |
| The Hero of Loneliness | 143 | |
| The Tender of Unmarked Graves | 163 |
Subjects
Fiction Books & Literature
Fiction Subjects Short Story Collections (Single Author)
Fiction Books & Literature Short Stories American Short Stories - 21st Century
Fiction Subjects Short Story Collections (Single Author)Fiction Books & Literature
Short Stories American Short Stories - 21st Century
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