Safety of Objects Stories

Name: Safety of Objects Stories
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ISBN: 9780143122708

ISBN-10: 0143122703

ISBN-13: 9780143122708

Edition: N/A

Authors: A. M. Homes

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The breakthrough story collection that established A. M. Homes as one of the most daring writers of her generation Originally published in 1990 to wide critical acclaim, this extraordinary first collection of stories by A. M. Homes confronts the real and the surreal on even terms to create a disturbing and sometimes hilarious vision of the American dream. Included here are "Adults Alone," in which a couple drops their kids off at Grandma's and gives themselves over to ten days of Nintendo, porn videos, and crack; "A Real Doll," in which a girl's blond Barbie doll seduces her teenaged brother; and "Looking for Johnny," in which a kidnapped boy, having failed to meet his abductor's…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/29/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.09" wide x 7.74" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English



Adults Alone


Looking for Johnny


Chunky in Heat


Jim Train


The Bullet Catcher


Yours Truly


Esther in the Night


Slumber Party


The I of It


A Real Doll