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Living with Snakes /
In Daniel Curley's stories, passionate rage and cool, clear hatred alter the terms of even the most basic human relationships, etching odd patterns on the surface of the natural world--a man applies the methods of Mata-Hari to the task of keeping track of his ex-wife; the victim of a pickpocket...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Athens :
University of Georgia Press,
2013.
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| Edition: | Paperback edition. |
| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | In Daniel Curley's stories, passionate rage and cool, clear hatred alter the terms of even the most basic human relationships, etching odd patterns on the surface of the natural world--a man applies the methods of Mata-Hari to the task of keeping track of his ex-wife; the victim of a pickpocket plots psychological revenge on the criminal population of a Mexico City bus line; a spurned lover summons all his strength and courage to liberate a roomful of snakes held captive by his rival. For the most part, the figures in the landscape of these stories are men and women performing the rituals that. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (144 pages). |
| Awards: | Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, 1985. |
| ISBN: | 9780820344942 |