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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Publication date
January 8, 2015
Pages
294
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781594632525
ISBN-10
1594632529
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Original list price
$27.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A wild, inventive ride of a short story collection from a distinctive new American storyteller. The author of the forthcoming novel, The Afterlives.
The stories in Thomas Pierceâs Hall of Small Mammals take place at the confluence of the commonplace and the cosmic, the intimate and the infinite. A fossil-hunter, a comedian, a hot- air balloon pilot, parents and children, believers and nonbelievers, the people in these stories are struggling to understand the absurdity and the magnitude of what it means to exist in a family, to exist in the world.
In âShirley Temple Three,â a mother must shoulder her sonâs burdenâa cloned and resurrected wooly mammoth who wreaks havoc on her house, sanity, and faith. In âThe Real Alan Gass,â a physicist in search of a mysterious particle called the âdaisyâ spends her days with her boyfriend, Walker, and her nights with the husband who only exists in the world of her dreams, Alan Gass. Like the daisy particle itselfââforever locked in a curious state of existence and nonexistence, sliding back and forth between the twoââthe stories in Thomas Pierceâs Hall of Small Mammals are exquisite, mysterious, and inextricably connected.
From this enchanting primordial soup, Pierceâs voice emergesâa distinct and charming testament of the New South, melding contemporary concerns with their prehistoric roots to create a hilarious, deeply moving symphony of stories.
The stories in Thomas Pierceâs Hall of Small Mammals take place at the confluence of the commonplace and the cosmic, the intimate and the infinite. A fossil-hunter, a comedian, a hot- air balloon pilot, parents and children, believers and nonbelievers, the people in these stories are struggling to understand the absurdity and the magnitude of what it means to exist in a family, to exist in the world.
In âShirley Temple Three,â a mother must shoulder her sonâs burdenâa cloned and resurrected wooly mammoth who wreaks havoc on her house, sanity, and faith. In âThe Real Alan Gass,â a physicist in search of a mysterious particle called the âdaisyâ spends her days with her boyfriend, Walker, and her nights with the husband who only exists in the world of her dreams, Alan Gass. Like the daisy particle itselfââforever locked in a curious state of existence and nonexistence, sliding back and forth between the twoââthe stories in Thomas Pierceâs Hall of Small Mammals are exquisite, mysterious, and inextricably connected.
From this enchanting primordial soup, Pierceâs voice emergesâa distinct and charming testament of the New South, melding contemporary concerns with their prehistoric roots to create a hilarious, deeply moving symphony of stories.
Editions
Hardcover
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from Riverhead Books (January 8, 2015)
9781594632525 | details & prices | 294 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $27.95
About: A wild, inventive ride of a short story collection from a distinctive new American storyteller.
About: A wild, inventive ride of a short story collection from a distinctive new American storyteller.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Riverhead Books (January 12, 2016)
9781594634055 | details & prices | 294 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $16.00
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