| How It Ended: New and Collected Stories Contributor(s): McInerney, Jay (Author), Porter, Ray (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433271109 ISBN-13: 9781433271106 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: This collection of stories from the author of Bright Lights, Big City captures the manic flux of our society and how we reconcile our desires with our reality at various stages of adulthood, from budding to entrenched to bitter. Together, the stories provide a manifold exploration of delusion, experience, and transformation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.4" (0.25 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. |