Animal spirit : stories / Francesca Marciano.
"Centering us in Rome, but transporting us seamlessly into worlds as varied and exotic as they are emotionally real, these stories paint landscapes that are populated-vividly, hauntingly-by animals: from squawking, violent seagulls to magical snakes to a tiny dog on the side of a deserted road to starlings circling the evening sky in exhilarating formation. In the foreground, in unforgettable, cinematic frames, events unfold, especially in the lives of women: an affair ends painfully at a dinner table; an actress's past comes crashing down on her during an audition; an unhappy wife seeks but can't quite find respite in a historic palazzo sublet; two couples imagine parenthood in the home of a woman named for the Greek goddess Hera; a young girl returns from drug rehab and sets out anew, with a traveling circus; a man in crisis draws his ex-girlfriend deep into the New Mexico desert. Each story tells of deeply human moments of realization and recognition, instants of irrevocable change, and, for the fortunate, of unexpected clarity."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524748159
- ISBN: 1524748153
- Physical Description: 235 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [2020]
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Terrible things could happen to us -- The girl -- Animal spirit -- Indian land -- There might be blood -- The callback. |
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Subject: | Women > Fiction. Women. |
Genre: | Fiction. Short stories. Short stories. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | F MARCIANO (Text) | 000157283 | Fiction | Available | - |