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People want to live : stories / Farah Ali.

Ali, Farah, 1981- (author.).

Summary:

Set primarily in Pakistan, these award-winning stories follow people living on the brink of abandonment - in their personal relationships and their place in the world.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781952119293
  • ISBN: 1952119294
  • Physical Description: 222 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco, CA : McSweeney's, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Versions of some stories in this book first appeared in the following: "Heroes" in Colorado Review; "Bulletproof Bus" in J Journal; "Tourism in the Southern Review; "Foreigners" in Ecotone; "Loved Ones" in The Arkansas International; "Believers" in Shenandoah; "The Effect of Heat on Poor People: in Kenyon Review Online: "Together" as "Close Together" in Room; "Present Tense" in Copper Nickel; "The Leavers" as "Exit for the Faithful" in Bellevue Literary Review.
Subject: Pakistan > Fiction.
Genre: Short stories.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Scenic Regional.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Scenic Regional-St. Clair FIC ALI (Text) 3007517265 Fiction Available -

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