Record details

• ISBN: 0449903397
• ISBN: 9780449903391
• Physical Description: ix, 261 pages ; 24 cm
• Edition: 1st Ballantine books ed.
• Publisher: New York : Fawcett Columbine, 1989, ©1988.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Portions of this work originally appeared in The New Yorker in a slightly different form"--Title page verso.

Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, ©1988.

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

To the reader -- Ordinary people -- Overview : Captive state -- Christmas at the Martinique Hotel: Mood of resignation ; Grieving for a lost home ; Three generations ; Rachel and her children ; Big street -- Failure to thrive: Concealment ; Stereotypes ; Penalties of failure ; Road to potter's field ; Distancing ourselves from pain and tears ; About prayer -- The natural results: Seasonal concerns ; Long march ; Untouchables ; One childhood : no second chance -- Appendices: Economies of scale ; Prospects : facing the year 2000.

Action Note:

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