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008    200629s2021    nyu           000 1 eng   
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020    9780871403780|qhardcover :|c$25.95 
020    0871403781|qhardcover 
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100 1  Gurganus, Allan,|d1947-|eauthor. 
240 10 Short stories.|kSelections 
245 14 The uncollected stories of Allan Gurganus /|cAllan 
       Gurganus. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bLiveright Publishing Corporation, a 
       division of W. W. Norton & Company,|c[2021] 
300    239 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
505 0  |tWish for a good young country doctor -- |tMortician 
       confesses -- |tHe's at the office -- |tUnassisted human 
       flight -- |tFool for Christmas -- |tFetch -- |tDeluxe 
       $19.95 walking tour of Historic Falls (NC)-light lunch 
       inclusive -- |tFourteen feet of water in my house -- |tMy 
       heart is a snake farm. 
520    "From one of "the best writers of our time" (Ann Patchett)
       comes a sparkling volume of previously uncollected short 
       stories. For over three decades, Allan Gurganus has been 
       heralded by readers and critics alike as "the most 
       technically gifted and morally responsive writer of his 
       generation" (John Cheever). Now, the beloved North 
       Carolina author of such classics as Oldest Living 
       Confederate Widow Tells All and White People has collected
       ten of his most powerful short stories-all of which have 
       never appeared in a book and some of which have never 
       before been published-into a volume that affirms his place
       as a quintessential Southern writer. In his characteristic
       style, Gurganus limns remarkable vignettes with 
       unforgettable characters, such as Esther, the grammar 
       school librarian who develops a relationship with a snake 
       farmer in My Heart is a Snake Farmer, and the narrator of 
       A Fool for Christmas, Vernon Ricketts, who is manager of 
       Fin, Fur and Fun: "Third-busiest pet store in eastern 
       North Carolina, so they tell me." Replete with descriptive
       prose that would remind one of none other than Melville, 
       Uncollected Stories" celebrates one of the South's most 
       iconic living authors and promises to create a new 
       generation of Allan Gurganus readers for years to come"--
       Provided by publisher. 
650  0 Small cities|vFiction. 
651  0 United States|xSocial life and customs|vFiction. 
655  7 Short stories.|2lcgft 
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