Atavists: Stories - Paperback
by Lydia Millet
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Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9781324123552ISBN-10:1324123559UPC:9781324123552Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Literary, Family LifeSize:8.24 x 5.57 x 0.67 inchesWeight:0.4806Product ID:SC8J6YBKZ3
Atavists: Stories
The word atavism, coined by a botanist and popularized by a criminologist, refers to the resurfacing of a primitive evolutionary trait or urge in a modern being. This inventive collection from Lydia Millet offers overlapping tales of urges ranging from rage to jealousy to yearning--a fluent triumph of storytelling, rich in ideas and emotions both petty and grand.
The titular atavists include an...
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9781324123552ISBN-10:1324123559UPC:9781324123552Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Literary, Family LifeSize:8.24 x 5.57 x 0.67 inchesWeight:0.4806Product ID:SC8J6YBKZ3
Millet, Lydia: - Lydia Millet is the author of A Children's Bible, a finalist for the National Book Award and a New York Times "10 Best Books" of the year. Her first collection of short fiction, Love in Infant Monkeys, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She works at the Center for Biological Diversity and lives outside Tucson, Arizona.
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