1988
First Published
4.12
Average Rating
166
Number of Pages
A dozen new stories by the acclaimed "minimalist" writer introduce more of her plucky, hardworking, slightly askew characters—losers, absconders, plotters, ponderers, and pontificators
Avg Rating
4.12
Number of Ratings
73
5 STARS
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4 STARS
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3 STARS
18%
2 STARS
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Author
Mary Robison
Author · 10 books
Mary Robison is an American short story writer and novelist. She has published four collections of stories, and four novels, including her 2001 novel Why Did I Ever, winner of the 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for fiction. Her most recent novel, released in 2009, is One D.O.A., One on the Way. She has been categorized as a founding "minimalist" writer along with authors such as Amy Hempel, Frederick Barthelme, and Raymond Carver. In 2009, she won the Rea Award for the Short Story.
