Six short stories with subjects ranging from a dejected teenager who discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left behind in a seagull's nest to two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove who try helplessly to slake their thirst for blood.
Record details
ISBN:0307961087 (e-book)
ISBN:9780307961082 (e-book)
ISBN:0307947475 (pbk.)
ISBN:9780307947475 (pbk.)
ISBN:0307957233 (hardcover)
ISBN:9780307957238 (hardcover)
Physical Description:243 p. ; 22 cm print
Edition:1st ed.
Publisher:New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Content descriptions
General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book."
Formatted Contents Note:
Vampires in the lemon grove -- Reeling for the Empire -- Seagull army descends on Strong Beach, 1979 -- Proving up -- Barn at the end of our term -- Dougbert Shackleton's rules for Antarctic tailgating -- New veterans -- Graveless doll of Eric Mutis.
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