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Distortions by Beattie, Ann

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Condition
Very Good
A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend ...
Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780679732358
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679732357
ISBN-13
9780679732358
eBay Product ID (ePID)
879361

Product Key Features

Book Title
Distortions
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1991
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), General
Genre
Fiction
Author
Ann Beattie
Book Series
Vintage Contemporaries Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
90-039020
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"Magnificant, a pleasure, a significant literary debut." -- The New York Times "Life as it is lived...One doesn't know whether to cheer or weep, but one goes on reading." -- Detroit Free Press "[Beattie is] a writer's writer." -- Boston Evening Globe "Ann Beattie is both painful and funny. She is a writer for all audiences, combining a remarkable array of skills with mateial of wide popular appeal. Her characters inhabit our contemporary world and brood like us about their loves, families, and lives. They compose a wide-screen panorama of life in these United States." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Magnificant, a pleasure, a significant literary debut." --The New York Times "Life as it is lived...One doesn't know whether to cheer or weep, but one goes on reading." --Detroit Free Press "[Beattie is] a writer's writer." --Boston Evening Globe "Ann Beattie is both painful and funny. She is a writer for all audiences, combining a remarkable array of skills with mateial of wide popular appeal. Her characters inhabit our contemporary world and brood like us about their loves, families, and lives. They compose a wide-screen panorama of life in these United States." --The New York Times Book Review
Dewey Decimal
FIC
Synopsis
Haunting and disturbingly powerful, these stories established Ann Beattie as the most celebrated new voice in American fiction and an absolute master of the short-story form. Beattie captures perfectly the profound longings that came to define an entire generation with insight, compassion, and humor.
LC Classification Number
PS3552.E177D57 1991

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