On the Yankee Station

Name: On the Yankee Station
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ISBN: 9780140060874

ISBN-10: 0140060871

ISBN-13: 9780140060874

Edition: 1982

Authors: William Boyd

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Wiliam Boyd, winner of the Whitbread and Somerset Maugham Awards, introduces unlikely heroes desperate to redeem their unsatisfying lives. From California poolsides to the battlegrounds of Vietnam, here is a world populated by weary souls who turn to fantasy as their sole escape from life's inequities. Stranded in an African hotel during a coup, an oafish Englishman impresses a young stewardess with stories of an enchanted life completely at odds with his sordid existence in "The Coup." In the title story, an arrogant, sadistic American pilot in Vietnam underestimaets the power of revenge when he relentlessly persecutes a member of his maintenance crew. With droll humor and rare…

Book details

List price: $4.95
Copyright year: 1982
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 11/6/1985
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 1
Size: 7.00" wide x 5.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English