Greasy Lake and Other Stories
by T. C. Boyle
ISBN: 0670805424
ISBN-13: 9780670805426
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
This collection of 15 short stories includes "Ike and Nina," the tale of an imaginary affair between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Khrushchev's wife; "The Hector Quesadilla Story," a sad tale of an aging ball player; "The Overcoat II," Boyle's modern-day take on the classic Gogol story; and the much-anthologized title story, in which a pack of very naïve young men desperately trying to be tough pay the sad consequences of their fake machismo.
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"Funny, lusty, smart, rude,a talented practitioner of the modernist tale."
"Satirical fables of contemporary life, so funny and acutely observed that they might have been written by Evelyn Waugh for... 'Saturday Night Live'."
Boyle has "a gift for nimble, hyperventilated prose" and the ability to move from "the literary to the mundane without the slightest strain." -- Michiko Kakutani
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published date: 1985
Pages: 229
Publisher's Notes
Stories ranging from the farcical to the mythic present the doings and darings of an aging Latin ball player, an Elvis Presley look-alike, a survivalist, and other figures of our times.
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Greasy Lake and Other Stories
T. C. Boyle
The Viking Press. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1985. Hardcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER;. Dust jacket: Good. ( more information) Offered by Experienced Books LLC (United States)
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GREASY LAKE & Other Stories
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
Hardcover. 0670805424 . Viking, 1985, hardback, stated: First published in 1985 by Viking Penguin, NAP, Very Good + (slightly bumped at lower front board corner)/Very Good + dust jacket (minor edgewear), 229 pages, FICTION; F4558 . ( more information) Offered by m.l. granlund - bookseller (United States)
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Greasy Lake and Other Stories
Boyle, T. C
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Pr, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Price Clipped. Remainder. ( more information) Offered by browns books (Canada)
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Greasy Lake and Other Stories
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
NY: Viking. VG+ in VG+ DJ (rem. mark on bottom- dj shelfworn). 1985. 1st printing. Hardcover. Keywords: fiction, 0-670-80542-4. ( more information) Offered by Books End (United States)
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Greasy Lake & Other Stories
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
New York: Viking, 1985. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, 229 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good -. ( more information) Offered by Mimico BOOKS (Canada)
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Greasy Lake and Other Stories
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
New York: Viking, 1985 First edition. VG/VG inside flap creased, very slight discoloration near top. Blue ink smudge on bottom edge, slight rubbing at head and tail of spine. A collection of short fiction from the master storyteller ranging from the mythic to the realist to the farcical to the tragic.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by A Parcel of Books (United States)
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Greasy Lake and Other Stories
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
NY: Viking, 1985. First edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine in Fine DJ. Collection of 15 short stories. Light rubbin on bottom board edges. ( more information) Offered by Old Algonquin Books (United States)
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Greasy Lake and Other Stories
Boyle, T. C
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1985 Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8 Inches. ( more information) Offered by Artists + Authors (United States)
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Greasy Lake and Other Stories
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
New York: Viking, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by WhoByBooks (Canada)
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Greasy Lake and Other Stories
BOYLE, T. Coraghessan
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1985. 1st ed. SIGNED and dated by Boyle on the half-title page. Near fine, top edge lightly foxed, in a near fine dust jacket, nicked at front flap fold and tips. This copy has no remainder mark. It is neither price-clipped nor personalized.. ISBN: 0670805424. ( more information) Offered by Len Unger Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
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Greasy Lake & Other Stories
BOYLE, T. Coraghessan
NY:Viking,1985 First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, teal paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0670805424. ( more information) Offered by Orpheus Books (United States)
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Greasy Lake and Other Stories
Boyle, T.C
Viking Adult,, 1985. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. Book and DJ (in mylar) appear never read and are in like-New condition. This is a first printing and is SIGNED by the author. The book has no edgewear, no fading, no blemishes or mars and is perfect -- as are some of Boyle's stories therein! ( more information) Offered by BookHobby.Com (United States)
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Greasy Lake & Other Stories
BOYLE, T. Coraghessan
NY:Viking,1985 First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, teal paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket with a few light impressions to the front panel. Signed by the author. ISBN: 0670805424. ( more information) Offered by Orpheus Books (United States)
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Greasy Lake & Other Stories
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
New York: Viking Press, 1985. dustjacket with original price of $16.95 on the inside front flap, 229pp. First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. In fine condition; in a fine dustjacket.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Idler Fine Books (United States)
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