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In each of the ten stories, Charles Dickinson puts a spin on the ordinary. It is the pleasure of these stories that they enable us to see what would perhaps otherwise remain hidden: humor in the most mundane situation, eloquence in a simple human gesture, the quirky, telling, sometimes ennobling moments in the day-to-dayness of life. (Goodreads)
Stories in this collection include “Risk,” which was selected for the O. Henry Awards (1984), and “Child in the Leaves,” also an O. Henry Award selection (1989).
Press:
- “Dickinson writes with an openness and gentleness that is rare among male writers of his generation.” —Chicago Tribune
Publication Details: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987 · 211 pages · ISBN 978-0-394-55983-4 (Open Library)
Editions:
- Alfred A. Knopf (U.S. hardcover, 1987)
- NAL/Penguin (U.S. paperback, 1989)
- HarperCollins (e-book, 2015)