Fitting Ends (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

Fitting Ends (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

Fitting Ends is the first collection of fiction by the acclaimed author of the National Book Award finalist Among the Missing and now appears in this newly revised edition with two never before collected stories.
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Written before Among the Missing and originally published by Northwestern University Press, Fitting Ends features thirteen stories detailing the almost panicked angst of the American generation now approaching thirty.Â Struggling with gaps between youthful expectations and adult experiences, these characters long for understanding and acceptanceâ€”but are thwarted by failed love, family disruptions, numbing work, and sexual confusion.Â
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Chaon is one of the most promising new voices in fiction, and this re-issued collection offers further evidence of his unique talent.

â€œThe best of these stories . . . possess a rare, disorienting force. When you look up from them, the quality of light seems a little different. Itâ€™s a reminder to those of us who have almost forgotten what literature can sometimes do.â€
â€”Boston Book Review

â€œThe most honest, observant and timely book written this year about the American generation now approaching thirty . . . Chaon speaks with clarity of feeling, and more than a little oddball wit, about the lives of those left behind the demographic curve of Americaâ€”men and woman with pointless jobs, doughy faces, soured relationships, bad credit. . . . Each story pulls you into its subtle emotional vortex, largely because of Chaonâ€™s knack for simple but poignant detail.â€
â€”New York Newsday

â€œRemarkable . . . Each story is a marvel of complexity, dense with meaning and nuance. . . . Very few first works are as solid, moving, and pitch-perfect as Chaonâ€™s.â€
â€”The Cleveland Plain Dealer

â€œ[AN] OFTEN PERCEPTIVE, LUCID VOICE.â€
â€”The New York Times Book Review
Country USA
Brand BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780345449092
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2003-04-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345449092

Country	USA
Brand	BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780345449092
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2003-04-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345449092

Fitting Ends (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

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