| Authors: |
Saunders, George, 1958-
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Short stories.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Random House, c2013. |
| Description: |
251 p. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780812993806 (acid-free paper) 0812993802 (acid-free paper) |
| Contents: |
Victory lap -- Sticks -- Puppy -- Escape from Spiderhead -- Exhortation -- Al Roosten -- The semplica girl diaries -- Home -- My chivalric fiasco -- Tenth of December. |
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| Tags |
be, george, read, saunders, to, us |
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| Summary: |
A collection of stories which includes "Home," a wryly whimsical account of a soldier's return from war; "Victory lap," a tale about an inventive abduction attempt; and the title story, in which a suicidal cancer patient saves the life of a young misfit. |