How It Ended: New and Collected Stories Contributor(s): McInerney, Jay (Author), Porter, Ray (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433271079 ISBN-13: 9781433271076 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $89.10 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: This collection of stories from the author of Bright Lights, Big City captures various stages of American adulthood as its characters come to terms with delusion, experience, and transformation. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.8" W x 6.2" (0.66 lbs) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the writer whose first novel, Bright Lights, Big City, defined a generation comes a collection of stories drawn from his nearly three-decade career. Whether set in New England, Los Angeles, New York, or the South, they unveil the manic flux of our society as they capture various stages of adulthood: a young man confronting the class system at a summer resort; a young woman holed up in a remote cabin while her boyfriend campaigns for the highest office; a couple whose experiments in sexuality cross every line; a doctor who treats convicts and is coming to terms with his own criminal past; a youthful socialite returning home to nurse her mother; a family celebrating the holidays while mired in loss; and more. A manifold exploration of delusion, experience, and transformation, these stories display a preeminent writer at the very top of his form. |
Contributor Bio(s): McInerney, Jay: - Jay McInerney is the author of seven novels and two collections of essays on wine. He is a regular contributor to New York magazine, Guardian Weekly (London), and Corriere della Sera. Porter, Ray: -Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier. |