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The imaginary lives of mechanical men : stories /

The mechanical men in these stories-Industrial Age holdovers, outsiders wanting for relevance and respect, or overwhelmed people who confuse the certainties of one reality with the doubts of another-are cut off in some way from contemporary culture. Sometimes in these stories, which Randy F. Nelson...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nelson, Randy F., 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2006.
Series:Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Mechanical men
  • They have replaceable valves and filters: The cave ; Here's a shot of us at the Grand Canyon ; Food is fuel ; Abuduction ; The guardian
  • The ticking and tocking of their hearts: Cutters ; Breaker ; River story ; In the picking room
  • Two who drowned: Refiner's fire ; Pulp life
  • One who got away: Escape.