Why, why, why? : stories /
A man tries to teach a stone to speak through sheer force of will. An engaged couple makes a pact to never lie, and their union dissolves immediately. Over the course of a phone call, a man learns that his girlfriend died months ago, and that he's been unknowingly seeing her twin sister. Prince...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Originally published in Catalan as "El perqué de tot plegat" by Quaderns Crema, 1993. |
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Rochester, New York :
Open Letter,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | A man tries to teach a stone to speak through sheer force of will. An engaged couple makes a pact to never lie, and their union dissolves immediately. Over the course of a phone call, a man learns that his girlfriend died months ago, and that he's been unknowingly seeing her twin sister. Prince Charming marries Cinderella, but then has an affair with the evil stepsisters. A psychopath's liver explodes after a night of heavy drinking, but instead of killing him, it allows him to be a better drinker. These, and many more strange and twisted characters populate the pages of Why, Why, Why?, a delectable brew of dark humor and biting satire on human relationships. |
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| Physical Description: | 119 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781948830041 1948830043 |