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The Safety of Objects: Stories

The Safety of Objects: Stories

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The Safety of Objects: Stories

by A. M. Homes

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9780393028843
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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing.

Synopsis

The breakthrough story collection that established A. M. Homes as one of the most daring writers of her generation   Originally published in 1990 to wide critical acclaim, this extraordinary first collection of stories by A. M. Homes confronts the real and the surreal on even terms to create a disturbing and sometimes hilarious vision of the American dream. Included here are "Adults Alone," in which a couple drops their kids off at Grandma's and gives themselves over to ten days of Nintendo, porn videos, and crack; "A Real Doll," in which a girl's blond Barbie doll seduces her teenaged brother; and "Looking for Johnny," in which a kidnapped boy, having failed to meet his abductor's expectations, is returned home. These stories, by turns satirical, perverse, unsettling, and utterly believable, expose the dangers of ordinary life even as their characters stay hidden behind the disguises they have so carefully created.

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Walther's Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Safety of Objects: Stories
Author
A. M. Homes
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10
0393028844
ISBN 13
9780393028843
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1990
Pages
173
Keywords
FICTION
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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