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This was the day after Mike Tyson bit off Evander Holyfield's ear. You remember that. It was a moment in history — not like Kennedy or the planes flying into the World Trade Center — not up at that level. This was something much lower, more like Ben Johnson, back when his eyes were that thick, yellow color and he tested positive in Seoul after breaking the world-record in the hundred. You might not know exactly where you were standing or exactly...
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285 pages ; 20 cm.
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Themes of heartbreak and the sadness of aging women dominate this collection of stories by the renowned Canadian author.
"...Pero los hechos que realmente subyacen en Las lunas de Júpiter son las transformaciones que sufren los personajes con el paso del tiempo hasta observar su pasado9 con la ira, el resentimiento y la compasión infinita que nadie sabe comunicarnos como Alice Munro."--
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434 pages ; 24 cm
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Spanning her last five collections and bringing together her finest work from the past fifteen years, this new selection of Alice Munro's stories infuses everyday lives with a wealth of nuance and insight. Written with emotion and empathy, beautifully observed and remarkably crafted, these stories are nothing short of perfection. This is a masterclass in the genre, from an author who deservedly lays claim to being one of the 'major fiction writers...
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246 pages ; 21 cm
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"In the thirteen stories in her second collection, Alice Munro demonstrates the precise observation, straightforward prose style, and masterful technique that led no less a critic than John Updike to compare her to Chekhov. The sisters, mothers and daughters, aunts, grandmothers, and friends in these stories shimmer with hope and love, anger and reconciliation, as they contend with their histories and their present, and what they can see of the future."--BOOK...
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