What's come over you? / stories by Marian Thurm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thurm, Marian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.

United States.

Manners and customs.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

225 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Harrison, N.Y. : Delphinium Books, [2001]

Summary:

Marian Thurm, whose two earlier books of short stories dazzled the literary world, has returned with a stunning volume of short fiction remarkable for its insight, narrative drive, and most of all, for uproarious humor spun from the threads of poignancy. With a vast understanding of human nature, Thurm writes from the point of view of a rabbi whose wife has announced to the congregation that she is leaving him; a gay man facing his best friend's wedding; an adolescent girl riding around with her taxi-driver mother; and a young woman teaching in a rough, inner-city school. Hard-bitten, contemporary dialogue, and an uncanny choice of emotional and atmospheric detail will most certainly rank Thurm among the best contemporary practitioners of the short story and have resonance within a broad spectrum of readership.

Contents:

Moonlight

Earthbound

Passenger

Ancient history

Jumping ship

Personal correspondence

Housecleaning

Mourners

Pleasure palace

Cold

Marquise

Like something in this world

Miss Grace at her best.

ISBN:

1883285216

OCLC:

45618263