American Stories brings together 12 extended nonfiction pieces that have appeared over the past seven years in The New Yorker. "If Truman Capote invented the nonfiction novel, as he claimed, and Norman Mailer devised variations on it, Trillin has perfected the nonfiction short story; moreover, his craftsmanship can contend with that of either Capote or Mailer at their best".--Kirkus Reviews.
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American Stories brings together 12 extended nonfiction pieces that have appeared over the past seven years in The New Yorker. "If Truman Capote invented the nonfiction novel, as he claimed, and Norman Mailer devised variations on it, Trillin has perfected the nonfiction short story; moreover, his craftsmanship can contend with that of either Capote or Mailer at their best".--Kirkus Reviews.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Gently used book with a whisper of wear to cover. Internals as new. Twelve extended nonfiction pieces that have appeared over the previous seven years (prior to 1991) in The New Yorker. The subjects range from the tempest surrounding the nation's only drive-in movie critic, Joe Bob Briggs, to the rumors a murder unleashes among the churchgoing citizens of Emporia, Kansas. What emerges is an exceptionally intimate, revealing, sometimes funny, always convincing portrait of how Americans live today. 294 pages. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. 1991, Ticknor & Fields Publishers, New York.
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May have some shelf-wear due to normal use. Your purchase funds free job training and education in the greater Seattle area. Thank you for supporting Goodwill's nonprofit mission!
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Good. Light edge and corner wear. Light creases to cover. Pages still clean and tight. All orders shipped with tracking number and e-mail confirmation. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.
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Very Good+/Very Good+ hard cover. 12mo, boards, 294pp. edgewear, slight rubbing, dust jacket. light shelfwear. owner name front end page. clean and tight text. humor.
