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The empty family : stories /

A collection of short fiction includes "The Street," in which Pakistani workers in Barcelona pursue a taboo affair; and "Two Women," in which a taciturn Irish set designer confronts repressed emotions while working in her homeland.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tóibín, Colm, 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2011.
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Families > Fiction.
Home > Fiction.
Sexual abuse > Fiction.
Families.
Home.
Short stories.
Fiction.
Love stories.
Table of Contents:
  • Silence
  • The empty family
  • Two women
  • One minus one
  • The pearl fishers
  • Barcelona, 1975
  • The new Spain
  • The colour of shadows
  • The street.