American innovations /
In one of the intensely imaginative stories in Rivka{u2019}s Galchen{u2019}s American Innovations, a young woman{u2019}s furniture walks out on her. In another, the narrator feels compelled to promise to deliver a takeout order that has incorrectly been phoned in to her. In a third, the petty detail...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | In one of the intensely imaginative stories in Rivka{u2019}s Galchen{u2019}s American Innovations, a young woman{u2019}s furniture walks out on her. In another, the narrator feels compelled to promise to deliver a takeout order that has incorrectly been phoned in to her. In a third, the petty details of a property transaction illuminate the complicated pains and loves of a family. By turns realistic, fantastical, witty, and lyrical, these marvelously uneasy stories are deeply emotional and written in exuberant, pitch-perfect prose. Whether exploring the tensions in a mother-daughter relationship or the finer points of time travel, Galchen is a writer like none other today. |
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| Physical Description: | 175 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780374280475 (Hardcover) 0374280479 (Hardcover) |