Truthtelling: Stories, Fables, Glimpses
Oct 2020 · Open Road Media
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"A grab bag of realist and experimental stories, each one a treasure . . . Wise, wry, and witty—theses stories in all their stylistic variations are perfect." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review
A man generously lends his car to his ex-wife, and is bewildered when she not only neglects to return it but makes increasingly implausible excuses for her actions. A neat and orderly clothing store owner is taken in and manipulated by an ailing elderly neighbor. A wife left by her husband for a younger woman is forced to visit the couple in order to see her children—and makes a startling realization about her former spouse.
In these stories and others, including an O. Henry Award winner and a Best American Short Stories selection, National Book Award finalist Lynne Sharon Schwartz presents readers with a cast of indefatigable New Yorkers whose long-established routines are disrupted by mishaps or swerves of fate.
"Meticulously crafted . . . This first-rate collection demonstrates why Schwartz remains an American literary treasure." — Publishers Weekly
A man generously lends his car to his ex-wife, and is bewildered when she not only neglects to return it but makes increasingly implausible excuses for her actions. A neat and orderly clothing store owner is taken in and manipulated by an ailing elderly neighbor. A wife left by her husband for a younger woman is forced to visit the couple in order to see her children—and makes a startling realization about her former spouse.
In these stories and others, including an O. Henry Award winner and a Best American Short Stories selection, National Book Award finalist Lynne Sharon Schwartz presents readers with a cast of indefatigable New Yorkers whose long-established routines are disrupted by mishaps or swerves of fate.
"Meticulously crafted . . . This first-rate collection demonstrates why Schwartz remains an American literary treasure." — Publishers Weekly
"A grab bag of realist and experimental stories, each one a treasure . . . Wise, wry, and witty—theses stories in all their stylistic variations are perfect." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review
A man generously lends his car to his ex-wife, and is bewildered when she not only neglects to return i...
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About the author
Lynne Sharon Schwartz is the author of twenty-seven books that include the novels Disturbances in the Field; Leaving Brooklyn, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award; and Rough Strife, a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pen/Hemingway Award.
Lynne Sharon Schwartz is the author of twenty-seven books that include the novels Disturbances in the Field; Leaving Brooklyn, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award; and Rough Strife, a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pen/Hemingway Award.
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