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The angel of Rome : and other stories / Jess Walter.

Walter, Jess, 1965- (author., Author). Walter, Jess, 1965- Container of (work): Mr. Voice. (Added Author). Walter, Jess, 1965- Container of (work): Fran's friend has cancer. (Added Author). Walter, Jess, 1965- Container of (work): Magnificent desolation. (Added Author). Walter, Jess, 1965- Container of (work): Drafting. (Added Author). Walter, Jess, 1965- Container of (work): Before you blow. (Added Author). Walter, Jess, 1965- Container of (work): Town & country. (Added Author). Walter, Jess, 1965- Container of (work): Cross the woods. (Added Author). Walter, Jess, 1965- Container of (work): To the corner. (Added Author). Walter, Jess, 1965- Container of (work): Famous actor. (Added Author). Walter, Jess, 1965- Container of (work): Balloons. (Added Author). Walter, Jess, 1965- Container of (work): Way the world ends. (Added Author).

Summary:

"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions comes a stunning collection about those moments when everything changes--for the better, for the worse, for the outrageous--as a diverse cast of characters bounces from Italy to Idaho, questioning their roles in life and finding inspiration in the unlikeliest places"-- Provided by publisher.
We all live like we're famous now, curating our social media presences, performing our identities, withholding those parts of ourselves we don't want others to see. In this riveting collection of stories from acclaimed author Jess Walter, a teenage girl tries to live up to the image of her beautiful, missing mother. An elderly couple confronts the fiction writer eavesdropping on their conversation. A son must repeatedly come out to his senile father while looking for a place to care for the old man. A famous actor in recovery has a one-night stand with the world's most surprising film critic. And in the romantic title story, a shy twenty-one-year-old studying Latin in Rome during "the year of my reinvention" finds himself face-to-face with the Italian actress of his adolescent dreams. -- Adapted from jacket

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062868114
  • ISBN: 006286811X
  • Physical Description: 274 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Mr. Voice -- Fran's friend has cancer -- Magnificent desolation -- Drafting -- The angel of Rome -- Before you blow -- Town & country -- Cross the woods -- To the corner -- Famous actor -- Balloons -- The way the world ends.
Subject:
Life change events > Fiction.
Change > Fiction.
Rome (Italy) > Fiction.
Satire.
Change > Fiction.
Événements stressants de la vie > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Changement (Philosophie) > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Satire.
FICTION / Satire.
FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
Change
Life change events
Satire
Italy > Rome
Life change events > Fiction.
Short stories.
Satire.
Genre:
Short stories.
Satirical literature.
short stories.
Fiction
Novels
Satirical literature
Short stories
Short stories.
Satirical literature.
Fiction.
Nouvelles.
Romans.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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