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The Brutal Language of Love: Stories

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Availability:In StockContributor:Alicia ErianPublish date:2008-07-15Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & SchusterISBN-13:9781416592716ISBN-10:1416592717UPC:9781416592716Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Humorous, Coming of AgeBook Topic:Black HumorSize:8.37 x 5.67 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC640BBNPA
Alicia Erian's characters are brave, disarming, affectionate, and deeply flawed. They inhabit the not-so-very-wide space between a good intention and a bad outcome. In "Alcatraz," we meet a middle-school spelling champion who spends her afternoons taking baths with the boy next door. In "Almonds and Cherries," a young woman turns an unexpectedly arousing bra-shopping experience into a short film, with ramifications for everyone around her. In "On the Occasion of My Ruination," a college-bound student plots to lose her virginity to a pizza parlor waiter. The Brutal Language of Love challenges traditional notions of right and wrong with what has become Erian's signature -- an achingly stylish humor and a deep understanding of the brutal truth about human nature. These surprising, provocative, and deeply resonant stories marked the emergence of a major talent
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & SchusterISBN-13:9781416592716ISBN-10:1416592717UPC:9781416592716Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Humorous, Coming of AgeBook Topic:Black HumorSize:8.37 x 5.67 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC640BBNPA
Alicia Erian is the author of a short story collection, The Brutal Language of Love. Her work has appeared in Playboy, Zoetrope, Nerve, The Iowa Review, and other publications. This is her first novel
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

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