Dreams and Dull Realities
Paperback, 216 pages
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A unified collection of stories, "Dreams and Dull Realities" plays variations on the theme of imagination’s colliding with concrete reality. The collection’s lyrical, comical, touching, and absurd stories portray seven male and five female Irish-American and Latino protagonists whose vibrant interior lives contrast sharply with their dreary exterior lives. Beginning with the prize-winning, “Flight,” the collection takes readers on a tour through childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and aging in Philadelphia and The Bronx, employing a variety of styles. Internal monologues depict the thoughts of children and teenagers. A parody of sports announcers describes a Friday commute. A loquacious Dominican sister narrates the tale of her...More >
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Product Details
| ISBN | 978-0-615-16636-0 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | John Kearns |
| Copyright | ©2008 Boann Books and Media LLC (Standard Copyright License) |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Publication Date | July 14, 2008 |
| Lulu Sales Rank | 24127 |
| Page Count | 216 pages |
| Size | U.S. Trade |
| Binding | Perfect Bound |
| Interior Color | Black And White |
