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Michael Chabon’s collection features nine short stories set in contemporary United States life, each centering on themes of divorce, abandonment, and nostalgia. The author employs a comedic tone and sharp, biting irony throughout, while the final story offers a playful nod to pulp fiction.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Michael Chabon
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