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Descent of Man : Stories by T. C. Boyle (1990, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140299947

ISBN-139780140299946

eBay Product ID (ePID)74366

Product Key Features

Book TitleDescent of Man : Stories

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1990

TopicShort Stories (Single Author), General, Literary, Humorous / General

GenreFiction

AuthorT.C. Boyle

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight6.8 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition19

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisSeventeen short stories from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tortilla Curtain , "the sort of writer who inspires even poker-faced writers to grin and start dusting off their superlatives" ( The Washington Post Book World ). " Descent of Man is loaded with energetic language. . . . Boyle is capable of the sublime."-- The New York Times Book Review In seventeen slices of life that defy the expected and launch us into the absurd, T.C. Boyle offers his unique view of the world. A primate-center researcher becomes romantically involved with a chimp; a Norse poet overcomes bard-block; collectors compete to snare the ancient Aztec beer can, Quetzalcóatl Lite; and Lassie abandons Timmy for a randy coyote. Dark humor, delirious fantasy, and surreal satire come together in this collection that brilliantly expresses just what the "evolution" of mankind has wrought.