| Descent of Man: Stories Contributor(s): Boyle, T. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140299947 ISBN-13: 9780140299946 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1990 Annotation: A mad, hilarious collection of short stories, wherein Boyle offers his unique view of dictators, animals, scientists, explorers, collectors, teetotalers, and others. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Humorous - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.05" W x 7.75" (0.37 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In seventeen slices of life that defy the expected and launch us into the absurd, T.C. Boyle offers his unique view of the world. A primate-center researcher becomes romantically involved with a chimp; a Norse poet overcomes bard-block; collectors compete to snare the ancient Aztec beer can, Quetzacoatl Lite; and Lassie abandons Timmy for a randy coyote. Dark humor, delirious fantasy, and surreal satire come together in this collection that brilliantly expresses just what the evolution of mankind has wrought. |