Victory Over Japan: A Book of Stories (Back Bay Books)
 

Victory Over Japan: A Book of Stories (Back Bay Books)

by Ellen Gilchrist

Winner of the 1984 American Book Award for Fiction, thislightful, if eccentric, selection of short stories. "The stories are wonderful to tell aloud . . . Miss Gilchrist once again demonstrates not only her willingness to take risks, but her generosity as a writer as well."--The New York Times Book Review. (read review)

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"Ellen Gilchrist has been shocking and inspiring readers of her short story collections and novels for more than two decades. 'Victory Over Japan' is her second book and a perfect entry into the world of deep, funny, and dangerous women and the men who love them. Gilchrist herself is a walking whirlwind of insights and inconsistencies and her characters (rumored to be thinly veiled portraits of herself and her family) display her wit and grace in every line. The men are strong and rich, the...

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