Without a Hero

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T.C. Boyle was first feted as a master of the short story for his critically acclaimed Greasy Lake. With these stories applauded by People magazine as “wickedly comical,” he displays once again a virtuosity and versatility rare in literary America today. Without a Hero zooms in on American phenomena such as a center for the treatment of acquisitive disorders; a couple in search of the last toads on earth; and a real estate wonder boy on a dude safari near convenient Bakerfield, California.

Sharp, guileful, and malevolently funny, Boyle’s stories are “more than funny, better than wicked,” says The Philadelphia Inquirer. “They make you cringe with their clarity.”

T. C. Boyle is the author of eleven novels, including World’s End (winner of the PEN/FaulknerAward), Drop City (a New York Times bestseller and finalist for the National Book Award), and The Inner Circle. His most recent story collections are Tooth and Claw and The Human Fly and Other Stories.

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Weight 7.4 oz
Dimensions 0.5800 × 5.1400 × 7.7300 in
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american literature, Literature, science fiction, novels, WWII, short stories, anthology, collection, literary fiction, essays, magical realism, literary, english literature, short story anthology, fiction books, books fiction, realistic fiction books, long story short, short story collections, short stories collections, anthologies, music, philosophy, FIC029000, england, feminism, historical, war, marriage, relationships, family, writing, modern, fantasy, classic, school, romance, love, drama, fiction, mystery, death, 20th century, 21st century

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