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Set in locales from Phnom Penh to Sarajevo, from Jerusalem to New York, and provocatively combining autobiography with invention, these 53 interconnected tales examine poverty, violence, and loss, even as they celebrate the beauty of landscape, the thrill of the alien, and the infinitely... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Phnom Penh: Add a description of this character.
- Frieda
- Eleazar
- Ruthie
- Priscilla
- Jenny
- Suleiman
- Gholam Sayed
- Phrah Nakhon-thonburi Province
- Paul
- Redfern
- Rob
- John
- Joe
- Vanna
- Sadie
- Farhan
- Reepah
- Francis Xavier
- Flavius Silva
- Peter
- Churchill
- Muslim
- Masada
- Mama
- Patsy
- Hitler
- Inuk
- Lydia
- Eddy
- Emily
- Valerie
- Josephus
Setting & Locations edit
- Jerusalem
- Canada
- California
- Cambodia
- San Francisco
- Thailand
- Mexico City
- Bangkok
- Northwest Territories
- Ontario
- Sarajevo
- Kenya
- Sydney
- Australia
- New York
- Montreal
- Manitoba
- Burma
- New South Wales
- Madagascar
- Sacramento
- Toronto
- Quebec
- Italia
- Heaven
- Ellesmere Island
- India
- Nebraska
- Hawaii
- Bosnia-herzegovina
- Somalia
- Mogadishu
- Gauguin
- Winnipeg
- Zagreb
- Croatia
- Los Angeles
- Japan
- Harbour
- Hong Kong
- Israel
- Omaha
- Oregon
- Oklahoma
- Antananarivo
- Alaska
- Tokyo
First Sentence edit
Scissoring legs and shadows scudding like clouds across the marble proved destiny in action, for the people who rushed through this concourse came from the rim of everywhere to be ejaculated everywhere, redistributing themselves without reference to each other.
Authors & Contributors edit
- William T. Vollmann (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0670865788
Page Count: 468
Publisher: Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0670865788
Page Count: 468
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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