1992
First Published
4.20
Average Rating
224
Number of Pages
In his new collection of quirky, bittersweet stories, Carlson observes the men and women of the middle class, people who find themselves settling uneasily into lives they never envisioned for themselves. Carlson uncannily captures the complexity of his characters' inner lives.
Avg Rating
4.20
Number of Ratings
168
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Author
Ron Carlson
Author · 13 books
Ron Carlson is an American novelist and writer of short stories. Carlson was born in Logan, Utah, but grew up in Salt Lake City. He earned a masters degree in English from the University of Utah. He then taught at The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut where he started his first novel. He became a professor of English at Arizona State University in 1985, teaching creative writing to undergraduates and graduates, and ultimately becoming director of its Creative Writing Program. Carlson also taught at the University of California, Irvine. For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron\_Carlson
