"The stories in Paul Theroux’s fascinating new collection are both exotic and domestic, their settings ranging from Hawaii to Africa and New England. Each focuses on life’s vanishing points—a moment when seemingly all lines running through one’s life converge, and one can see no farther, yet must deal with the implications. With the insight, subtlety, and empathy that has long characterized his work, Theroux has written deeply moving stories about memory, longing, and the passing of time, reclaiming his status, once again, as a master of the form."--
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ISBN:035872225X
ISBN:9780358722250
Physical Description:viii, 324 pages ; 24 cm print
The vanishing point -- Hawaii nei Dietrologia -- The fall -- Adobo -- Love doll -- Hawaii sugar -- A charmed life -- Elsewhere Head master -- Navigational hazard -- Father X -- Home cooking -- A couple of bottles of moxie -- Aide-memoires Camp Echo -- Stop & Shop -- First love -- The silent women -- Ghost fest -- Finitude Note.
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